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Shi

//ʃaɪ// intj, name, noun, pron, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Apocopic form of shit. abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin, the 63rd most common in China.
Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of shibire. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    Apocopic form of shit. abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, uncountable
Pronoun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sie (gender-neutral pronoun). alt-of, alternative, rare, slang

    "The mother was Chakat Goldfur and the sire was Garrek Redfox (foxtaur) so she has the same red fur but cougar-like markings. Of course shi’s still only a cub yet, but if shi grows up to look anything like the your Jaguar-Vixen, shi’s going to be a heartbreaker!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of shibire. Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, the person who also coined "shibire".

Etymology 2

shit + -h.

Etymology 3

shit + -h.

Etymology 4

Romanization of Mandarin 石 (shí), 史 (shǐ), 師／师 (shī), 時／时 (shí), 士 (shì), 釋／释 (shì), and 施 (shī)

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