xenopronoun

Noun

xenopronoun (plural xenopronouns)

1. (neologism) Synonym of neopronoun.
   • Themis touches upon the center to which discussions on who exactly lies behind the category tucute have moved on truscum subreddits – focusing less on the nonbinary figure, while constructing a, ususally young/teenage, person using neo- or xenopronouns (i.e. zir, xi) and deemed ‘inventing’...2022 spring, Han Amm, “What’s Behind the ‘Tucute’”, in Medicalizing Me Softly: An Autoethnography of Refusal, Master’s Thesis in Social Studies of Gender, Lund, Scania: Lund University, Department of...
   • The chat thread contains a multitude of expressions that were gender identity related: xenogenders, xenopronouns, godgender, astralgender. […] The prefix "xeno" implies "foreign" or "abnormal," so an assumption can be made that this gender identification is distinct and outside of cultural norms....2022–2023, Kristina Špokaitė, “The linguistic analysis of chat logs/threads found in r/nonbinary”, in Linguistic Normativity “from Below” in Virtual Communities of Practice (LGBTQ+ Forums), Study...

   Synonyms:

   neopronoun

2. (neologism) A pronoun associated with a xenogender.
   • Pronouns: Words that replace a noun in a sentence such as “she/her”, “he/him”, or “they/them”. Alternatively, there are neopronouns like “xe/xem” or “ze/zir”. Xenopronouns are a subsection of neopronouns in which a different noun is used in place of a pronoun.2022 June, “Appendix: Definitions”, in Pride Guide 2022: Youth Strategies for Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Our Schools (A National Youth Initiative), Ottawa, Ont.: Public Health Agency of...
   • Some people use neo pronouns^([sic]) (for example xe/xem/xyr or ze/hir/hirs), so it is helpful to be familiar with the usage of those. […] Another thing, often tied to this, though they are vastly different, is the use of xenogenders and xenopronouns, which is often used by neurodivergent people....2022 June, Jonas Gesing, Mia Mbalisike, “Pride Month”, in Jonas Gesing, Mia Mbalisike, editors, The_Issue: The Official Newsletter of International School Ruhr, volume 1, number 8, Essen, Ruhr...
3. (neologism, rare) A pronoun that cannot be pronounced or understood by humans.
   • Also consider the emergence of neopronouns and xenopronouns. The New York Times explains neopronouns reflect one’s identity as “a person, place or thing.” […] It gets even crazier with xenopronouns, which are described as “a type of hypothetical neopronouns that cannot be understood by humans...2023 February 6, Daily Citizen Staff, “Leading Family Trends That Should Concern Everyone / Part 3”, in Daily Citizen, Colorado Springs, Colo.: Focus on the Family, archived from the original on 06...
   • Non-binary is a term used by (mostly) young people to set him or herself outside of the biological reality of male and female. Often using made up pronouns (most famously the singular they/them), neopronouns (such as ze/zir, or frog/frogself) and xenopronouns (which cannot be pronounced or...2023 November, Uknitted Kingdom [pseudonym], “Rat Utopia, Mouse Paradise, and Knutter Nirvana”, in Neil of Uknitted Kingdom [pseudonym], editor, BLOCKED, number 11, BLOCKED Magazine, archived from...