'twas

Pronoun

it (subjective and objective it, reflexive and intensive itself, possessive determiner and pronoun its or (obsolete) his, plural subjective they, plural objective case them)

1. The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
   • Take this book and put it on the shelf.
2. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a baby or child, especially of unknown gender.
   • She took the baby and held it in her arms.
3. (rare) A third-person singular pronoun used to refer to an unspecified person.
   • All these things inclined her, step by step, to submit to the new discovery, whether Queen Victoria's or another's, that each man and each woman has another allotted to it for life, whom it supports, by whom it is supported, till death them do part.1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando, chapter 5
4. (obsolete) An affectionate third-person singular personal pronoun.
   • "[…] It's my belief that you don't know your own mind."
     "I don't, dear," said Hulda, nestling to him.
     "Why, what a puss it is!" cried Sir Philip, kissing her tenderly.1890, George Manville Fenn, Black Blood
5. (derogatory, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or non-binary.
   • Next morning bought her [a drag queen] breakfast & she asked for a couple dollars to get a drink. Gave her $3, walked her to a bar. […] Some teenage boys watched us walking & began shouting. When I left her at the bar door & kissed her goodbye, they began shouting "Ugh! You kissed it!!"1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
6. Refers to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
   • It's me, John.

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