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theymab en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• thāʹmăb
• /ˈðeɪmæb/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tóy Proto-Germanic *þai Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛁᛉ (*þaiʀ) Old Norse þeirbor. Middle English þei English they Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English assigned Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old French maslebor. Middle English male English male Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English AMAB English theymab Blend of they + AMAB (“assigned male at birth”), probably by analogy with earlier theyfab (2016). First uses date to 2019.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, offensive, qualifier:LGBTQ slang) A non-binary person who was assigned male at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance.
   • Coordinate term: theyfab
   • *holding your newborn baby* so are they theymab or theyfab 2022 May 18, @CartaMonir, Twitter, archived from the original on 18 May 2022:
   • if you call people theymabs or theyfabs then you're transphobic. 2022 August 8, @gwencystic, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2022:
   • Thinking about how she had a theymab signed to her label to be all inclusive and cool but he turned out to be a predator 2022 July 7, @reignarain, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2022:

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