theyfriendとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From they +‎ friend, modelled after boyfriend and girlfriend.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ˈðeɪfɹɛnd/
• ハイフネーション: they‧friend

名詞

theyfriend (plural theyfriends)

1. (neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

   Synonyms: enbyfriend, joyfriend

   Coordinate terms: boyfriend, girlfriend

   • 2018, Talia Hibbert, Wanna Bet? (Dirty British Romance; 2), [United Kingdom]: Nixon House, →ISBN:

     She'd never had a boyfriend or girlfriend or theyfriend, not in her entire life.

   • 2021 October 21, Skeeter, “Janithor is my non-binary theyfriend”, in alt.slack‎ (Usenet):

     Janithor is my non-binary theyfriend [title] […] so prwned

   • 2022, Anna Meriano, “Just Tell Them You Play Soccer”, in Laura Silverman, editor, Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 196:

     "And I know as soon as I get in it'll be all 'Do you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a theyfriend?'" Olivia sighs. "And my high school squad is going to be even worse."

Further reading

• non-binary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia