Ze

//ziː// article, name, noun, pron

Definitions

Article
  1. 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!""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Internet, derogatory

    "Ze, as he’s been nicknamed, charmed his country with his wit, his charisma, his irreverent talent."

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

Etymology

Clipping of Zelenskyy.

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