zirself

Z10I1R1S1E1L1F4

pronoun

Zir; the gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

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Meanings

pronounzirself (the third person singular, gender-neutral, personal pronoun)
  1. gender neutralnonstandardpersonalpronounreflexivesingularthird personZir; the gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

    This is the pronoun that Carter uses to describe zirself.

    2007, Sherryl Vint, Bodies of tomorrow: technology, subjectivity, science fiction, page 213
    2 more examples

    I'm trying to point out that his 'help' would be seriously damaging to a person who lacks the ability to fix zirself through a sheer act of will.

    2002, Lorremiddy, “Today is a great day.”, in soc.singles.moderated (Usenet)

    "End," zie said to zirself. Recalling the dream's authors, zie thought, At least they can still have them... Zie couldn't imagine a single thing.

    2007, Colette Phair, Nightmare in Silicon: A Novel
  2. emphaticgender neutralnonstandardpersonalpronounsingularthird personZe; an intensive repetition of the gender-neutral subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.

Origin

From zir + -self.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zirself

selfyourselfitselfhimselfmyselfherselfshelfelfGuelphtwelfththyselfthemselfourselfdelfdelphhisselfRelphHelfBelfatselfChelfcoselfeirselfemself
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Cite this entry
APA

zirself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zirself

MLA

“zirself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zirself. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zirself,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zirself.

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