Theyfab
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A non-binary person who was assigned female at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance. derogatory, offensive
"Coordinate term: theymab"
Example
More examples"if you call people theymabs or theyfabs then you're transphobic."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tóy Proto-Germanic *þai Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛁᛉ (*þaiʀ) Old Norse þeirbor. Middle English þei English they Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English assigned Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin fēmella Old French femelebor. Middle English femele Middle English female English female Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English AFAB English theyfab Blend of they + AFAB (“assigned female at birth”). The first known use is from December 2016 on Twitter.
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