Xenogender

//ˌzɛ.nəˈd͡ʒɛn.də// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A non-binary gender that is defined not in relation to male or female but by characteristics connected to a thing or concept.

Etymology

From xeno- (“strange”) + gender. Coined by American Tumblr user baaphomett on June 24, 2014, at age 19 or 20, along with other gender-related terms.

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