"theyfriend" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-theyfriend.wav [US] Forms: theyfriends [plural]
Etymology: they + friend, modeled after girlfriend and boyfriend. Etymology templates: {{com|en|they|friend}} they + friend, {{m|en|girlfriend}} girlfriend, {{m|en|boyfriend}} boyfriend Head templates: {{en-noun}} theyfriend (plural theyfriends)
  1. (neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Gender, LGBT, Non-binary, People, Transgender Synonyms: enbyfriend, joyfriend Coordinate_terms: boyfriend, girlfriend
    Sense id: en-theyfriend-en-noun-z62uGHE~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

Inflected forms

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