theydies and gentlethems

alternative theydies and gentlethem

1. neologismpluralplural onlyUsed to address an audience gender-neutrally.

   17 “Theydies and ___” (gender-neutral address)

   [2020 March 31, “Three per eleven”, in USA Today

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   I am fully convinced, theydies and gentlethems, that Lana Del Rey is the Antichrist.

   2019 February 15, Cameron Tipton, “Summertime Sataness: Lana Del Rey as the Antichrist”, in The Student Life, volume CXXI, number 12, Claremont, Calif., page 9, column 1

   Iconic quote: “Theydies and gentlethems, I give you my new designer nipples.”

   2020, Diva

   “Theydies and Gentlethems, there’s just one more thing before we go,” she announced over the mic.

   2020 May 13, Hypatia Sorunke, Brownscale, TC660H, Plan II Honors Program, The University of Texas at Austin, page 23

   Well theydies and gentlethems, it's that time again. With the introduction of any new iteration of RuPaul's Drag Race, we get the introduction of another group of performers: the Pit Crew.

   2020 June 17, Mikelle Street, “Meet the Men of 'Canada's Drag Race's Hunky Pit Crew”, in Out, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2020

   Step right up, theydies and gentlethems, to the animation and comics battle of the century.

   2020 July 20, S.W. Sondheimer, “Aang vs. Korra: Avatar Battle”, in Book Riot, Riot New Media Group, Inc., archived from the original on 28 Oct 2020