when someone meets a person who uses they/them pronouns for the first time and doesn't quite get it at first, but quickly overcompensates by using the word "they" in any and all contexts.
Person 1: ". . . then they told them that their shirt was really cool and they thanked them for their complement"
Person 2: you're literally talking about the Pope and a Cardinal. they both have to be male to have the jobs they have. you're over they-ing it again
Person 2: you're literally talking about the Pope and a Cardinal. they both have to be male to have the jobs they have. you're over they-ing it again
by big_ouch February 6, 2020