See theymab on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2022 July 7, @reignarain, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2022:",
"text": "Thinking about how she had a theymab signed to her label to be all inclusive and cool but he turned out to be a predator",
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},
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27
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"ref": "2022 August 8, @gwencystic, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2022:",
"text": "if you call people theymabs or theyfabs then you're transphobic.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A non-binary person who was assigned male at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance."
],
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[
"LGBTQ",
"LGBTQ"
],
[
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"derogatory"
],
[
"non-binary",
"non-binary"
],
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"male",
"male"
]
],
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"(LGBTQ slang, derogatory, offensive) A non-binary person who was assigned male at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance."
],
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"derogatory",
"offensive"
]
}
],
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"enpr": "thāʹmăb"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈðeɪmæb/"
},
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