neopronoun

ne·o·pro·noun
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noun

A pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounneopronoun (plural neopronouns)

plural neopronouns · alternative neo-pronoun

  1. grammarA pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.

    However, neopronouns also come with a disadvantage: they unavoidably stand out whenever they're used because relatively few people have ever heard these words before.

    2018, Lee Airton, Gender: Your Guide: A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 103
    2 more examples

    Only—Ashraf didn't know any Italian neopronouns. He'd left Italy when he was barely out himself, and far too upset and raw to mix with other trans people. He'd never met an Italian speaker who used neutral or neopronouns, […]

    2018, Matthew J. Metzger, Life Underwater, NineStar Press, LLC, →ISBN

    NEOPRONOUNS — “New” pronouns, as opposed to the more traditional he/him, she/her, and they/them. In this book I've included several neopronouns in the entry on PRONOUNS, but that list is not exhaustive. […]

    2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 184

    Synonyms: xenopronoun

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.

Also see

Origin

Translations

French néopronom
  • néopronompronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
German Neopronomen
  • Neopronomenpronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Polish neozaimek
  • neozaimekpronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Portuguese neopronome
  • neopronomepronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Spanish neopronombre
  • neopronombrepronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
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