Antinoun

Any deliberate use of a pronoun against the wishes of someone for whom self-identification was an important issue.

Origin: Coined by Håkon Søreide on Quora.

The transphobic teacher continued using the antinoun, despite the wishes of their student.

by Shugunou December 21, 2023

antinouns

Antinouns (noun): A hypothetical set of linguistic constructs, such as: Hisn’t, Shisn’t, and Thesn’t, that serve as the opposite or antonym of pronouns and are commonly used as an alternative to gender pronouns.

John: My boss told me to update my email signature to include my pronouns. I told him I’d update it with my antinouns instead and listed myself as ‘Shisn’t’
Diane: Nice, I updated mine last week to be ‘Hisn’t’

by SausageTunnel May 03, 2023