"heorshe" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Forms: they [plural]
Etymology: he + or + she Etymology templates: {{compound|en|he|or|she}} he + or + she Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|third person||singular||plural|they}} heorshe (third person, singular, plural they)
  1. (nonstandard, uncommon, Internet) Alternative form of he or she: they (singular); used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular. Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, singular, third-person, uncommon Alternative form of: he (extra: they (singular); used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular), she (extra: they (singular); used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular) Categories (topical): Internet

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