enbyfriend

English

Etymology

enby +‎ friend, modeled after girlfriend and boyfriend.

Noun

enbyfriend (plural enbyfriends)

  1. (slang, neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
    Synonyms: theyfriend, joyfriend
    • 2017, Irene Wendy Wode, How to Train Your Mafia, page 62:
      She felt a surge of hope, of warmth, that her beautiful enbyfriend could still pull this off, even compromised by Cryos.
    • 2021, Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, Jane Shaw, Gen Z, Explained: The Art of Living in a Digital Age‎, page 138:
      While many of the interviewees mentioned having a boyfriend, girlfriend, or enbyfriend (nonbinary significant other), we heard over and over again that romantic relationships had to be approached with caution, given their potential to interfere with life and work.
    • 2021, Dan Savage, Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and Extras‎, page 139:
      A person who's on good terms with their exes is probably a better human being and a better potential boyfriend/girlfriend/enbyfriend than someone who hates all their exes.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:enbyfriend.

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