theyfab
/ˈðeɪfæb/
theyfab noun: a non-binary person who was assigned female at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance.
Noun
theyfab (plural theyfabs)
- A non-binary person who was assigned female at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance.
- Coordinate term: theymab
- It was only last year that I realized that I'm a trans man, not a theyfab nonbinary, and started transitioning with T immediately.2018 November 2, anonymous author, 4chan, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2018
Forms of theyfab
| plural | theyfabs |
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Origin of theyfab
Blend of they + AFAB (“assigned female at birth”). The first known use is from December 2016 on Twitter.
Questions about theyfab
- What does theyfab mean?
- Theyfab means a non-binary person who was assigned female at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance.
- What part of speech is theyfab?
- Theyfab is a noun.
- How do you pronounce theyfab?
- Theyfab is pronounced /ˈðeɪfæb/.
- What is the plural of theyfab?
- The plural of theyfab is theyfabs.
Words near theyfab in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: theyfab (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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