enby

[ en-bee ]

noun

, plural en·bies

1. a person whose gender identity is nonbinary, not fitting into the male/female division (often used attributively). : NB

Word History and Origins

Origin of enby¹

First recorded in 2010–15; pronunciation spelling of the letters NB, an initialism of n(on)b(inary) ( def )

Example Sentences

My enby child is in college and lives four hours away.

From Washington Post

Proud Mom of Two Great People: To clarify, “enby” stands for NB: nonbinary, which describes the gender identification of a person who does not clearly identify as either male or female.

From Washington Post

A European friend of Hottmann’s known as “donk_enby,” a reference to being non-binary in gender, is another major figure in the hacktivism revival.

From Reuters

One researcher, who publicly identifies herself only by the Twitter handle @donk_enby, led an effort that she claims downloaded and archived more than 99 percent of all data posted to Parler before Amazon Web Services stopped hosting the platform.

From Scientific American

The Twitter user @donk_enby said she started making a record of every public Parler post made during the Capitol riot to preserve them.

From Washington Post