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enby

American  

[en-bee] / ˈɛnˌbi /

Sometimes enbie

noun

enbies plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• enbies
  plural

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

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enby enbies

Because if Caitlin’s unfazed by her enby friend’s pronouns, she’d probably be unfazed by me being bi.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Trans men and enbies have wrestled with our masculinity from a somewhat different angle.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2018

In contrast to trans men, transmasculine enbies don’t align themselves with either a male or female identity; their gender falls somewhere outside or in between.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2018

But this sort of natural simpatico that masculine people feel regardless of gender doesn’t often translate into mostly male spaces or events that include transmasculine enbies.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2018

There are also transfeminine enbies, and nonbinary folks who don’t align with the transmasculine or transfeminine camps.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2018