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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 20, 2023
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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 3, 2023
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