theyfriend en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From they + friend, modelled after boyfriend and girlfriend.
Meanings
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(neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
"And I know as soon as I get in it'll be all 'Do you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a theyfriend?'" Olivia sighs. "And my high school squad is going to be even worse."
2022, Anna Meriano, “Just Tell Them You Play Soccer”, in Laura Silverman, editor, Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 196:She'd never had a boyfriend or girlfriend or theyfriend, not in her entire life.
2018, Talia Hibbert, Wanna Bet? (Dirty British Romance; 2), [United Kingdom]: Nixon House, →ISBN:Janithor is my non-binary theyfriend [title] […] so prwned^([sic])
2021 October 21, Skeeter, “Janithor is my non-binary theyfriend”, in alt.slack (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| theyfriends | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pt namorade (non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship) · fr copaine (non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship) · fi kumppani (non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship) · ko 그 친구 (non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship)