s/he

/hi ɔː(ɹ)ʃi/

pronoun

he or she

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pronouns/he (third person singular, plural they)

plural they · alternative (s)he · alternative he/she

  1. singularthird personhe or she

    Born as Neil Andrew Megson in Manchester, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge grew up in Essex. S/he was a member of radical art collective COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s, and went on to form Throbbing Gristle with Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson and Chris Carter.

    2020 March 14, Martin Belam, “Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV leader Genesis Breyer P-Orridge dies aged 70”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: they, he, she

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pronounhe or she

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s/he. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/s%2Fhe

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “s/he,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/s%2Fhe.

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