enby

American  

[en-bee] / ˈɛnˌbi /

Sometimes enbie

noun

plural

enbies

1. a person whose gender identity is nonbinary, not fitting into the male/female division (often used attributively). NB

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Etymology

Origin of enby

First recorded in 2010–15; pronunciation spelling of the letters NB, an initialism of n(on)b(inary) ( def. )

Example Sentences

My enby child is in college and lives four hours away.

From Washington Post

Proud Mom of Two Great People: To clarify, “enby” stands for NB: nonbinary, which describes the gender identification of a person who does not clearly identify as either male or female.

From Washington Post

A European friend of Hottmann’s known as “donk_enby,” a reference to being non-binary in gender, is another major figure in the hacktivism revival.

From Reuters

One researcher, who publicly identifies herself only by the Twitter handle @donk_enby, led an effort that she claims downloaded and archived more than 99 percent of all data posted to Parler before Amazon Web Services stopped hosting the platform.

From Scientific American

A Twitter user who posts under the handle @donk_enby, who has posted that she’s working on the archive and whom The Post hasn’t been able to identify, didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From Washington Post