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German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English enby.
Pronunciation
Noun
Enby n (strong, genitive Enbys, plural Enbys)
- (neologism, LGBT, rare) a person whose gender identity is not strictly male or female; a person outside the gender binary
- Das Enby verwirrte die heteronormativ denkenden Gäste sehr. ― The enby confused the guests with a heteronormative mindset a lot.
2019, Judith C. Vogt, Christian Vogt, Wasteland:Zwei Dutzend Leute, die sich nun in der Fahrzeugbaracke befinden, setzen sich ebenfalls, Enbys, Frauen, Männer.- Two dozen people who are now in the vehicle shed also take a seat, enbies, women, men.
- 2020, Dirk Carolus, in: Dauzone.com, Stein: Es ist wie es eben ist,
Kurz und gut – das gesamte Portfolio um nur ein Produkt an den Mann, die Frau, das Enby zu bringen.- In a nutshell – the whole portfolio just to sell a man, a woman, an enby one single product.
2022, Hadija Haruna-Oelker, Die Schönheit der Differenz: Miteinander anders denken:Sie erklären, was Enbys, genderqueere, genderbender, inbetween, postgender oder diverse bedeutet.- They explain the meaning of enbies, genderqueer, genderbender, inbetween, postgender or diverse.
Usage notes
- Usage remains rare outside LGBT circles.
Declension