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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