Enby

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German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English enby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnbi/
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Noun

Enby n (strong, genitive Enbys, plural Enbys)

  1. (neologism, LGBTQ, 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