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co.

Gender-neutral subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/kəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/koʊ/General-American
  1. Gender-neutral subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

    gender-neutral · nonstandard · singular · third-person
  2. Gender-neutral object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.

    gender-neutral · nonstandard · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Coined by feminist writer Mary Orovan in 1970; in common usage in intentional communities of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities.

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