Theymab
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A non-binary person who was assigned male at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance. derogatory, offensive
"Coordinate term: theyfab"
Example
More examples"*holding your newborn baby* so are they theymab or theyfab"
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 Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old French maslebor. Middle English male English male 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 AMAB English theymab Blend of they + AMAB (“assigned male at birth”), probably by analogy with earlier theyfab (2016). First uses date to 2019.
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