The name of the Cyrillic script letter З / з.

What is a synonym for "ze"?

Common synonyms include: big o, chandu, e, generic they, he, high-hat.

Ze

//ziː// article, name, noun, pron

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Noun

1
The name of the Cyrillic script letter З / з.
2
Initialism of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Article

1
Nonstandard spelling of the, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German. alt-of, nonstandard
"Then one French-American sous-chef, still in his white kitchen gear, climbed down from the cockpit, where he had been inspecting the cabin, peering inside, murmuring, "wonderfool–wonderfool, ze workmansheep!""

Pronoun

1
a gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. nonstandard, rare
"But I do know what sex ze is. It used to influence me. But now I talk to hir like a normal person. I mean, without thinking about what ze is."

Proper Noun

1
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Internet, derogatory
"Ze, as he’s been nicknamed, charmed his country with his wit, his charisma, his irreverent talent."

"Ze can't be a victim of sexual harassment against hirself...for now."

Clipping of Zelenskyy.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.