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demiboy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛ.miˌbɔɪ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From demi- + boy.

Meanings

  1. (neologism) Identifying as partially, but not completely, male.

Forms

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most demiboy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more demiboy Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

demi

demiboy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛ.miˌbɔɪ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From demi- + boy.

Meanings

  1. (neologism) One who identifies as partially, but not completely, male.
    • Near-synonym: demiman
    • Polk also identifies as a genderqueer demiboy and uses the pronouns ze/hir (in place of he or she one would use “ze” and in place of him or her one would use “hir”). 2015, Kerri McNair, "A Broader Definition of Gender", InfUSion (University of Georgia), Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2015, page 52
    • Jinokimijin had chosen an androgynous male form tonight: not a demiboy, which would typically blend neuter with male, but a femboy, a masculine shape with some feminine elements. 2017, L. Rowyn, The Sun Etherium: An Etherium Novel, #2, →ISBN, page 139:
    • “A member of our family is a Demiboy,” I murmur. 2017, Live Love Laugh Ranting, Come As Yourself: Volume One, →ISBN, page 62:

Forms

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demiboys Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

demigirl · demiwoman

Translations (10)

eo demiviro (Translations) · fr demi-homme (Translations) · ca deminoi (Translations) · ru демибо́й (Translations) · fr demi-garçon (Translations) · pt demimenino (Translations) · fr demi-gars (Translations) · fr demiboy (Translations) · es semichico (Translations) · es demichico (Translations)