they friend is another term for reptilian shape shifter

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.

Much like boyfriend or girlfriend, "theyfriend" is a gender neutral term that can be used for your genderfluid/agender/etc significant other that uses neutral pronouns.