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THON
Etymology
Pronoun
thon third-person singular, gender-neutral (possessive thons, reflexive thonself)
(non-standard, rare, see usage notes) they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
(non-standard, rare, see usage notes) them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
Usage notes
A neologism when Charles Crozat Converse coined it in 1858, thon has seen limited use since then.
Synonyms
• (as subject): (singular) they
• (as object): (singular) them
• (neologism) ey, e, sie, shi, ze, per, co
Hyponyms
• (as subject): he, she
• (as object): him, her
Anagrams
• no'th
Source: Wiktionary
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