Nounself pronouns

Nounself pronouns are a wide variety of kinds of gender neutral pronouns. By adapting any noun of one's choosing into a pronoun, one can create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns. The variations can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as nature, technology, or abstract concepts. This is similar to xenogender, in which a nonbinary person describes their gender by means of metaphorical concepts that have nothing to do with female or male. Nounself pronouns are a creative and often light-hearted experiment in gender expression. Unlike most neologistic pronouns that are in this wiki's list of English neutral pronouns, which are intended to be used for all people regardless of gender, nounself pronouns are intended to be used by only a small number of people who feel that they express what is distinctive about themselves.
Nounself pronouns can be especially difficult to use for people who speak English as a second language, or who are neurodivergent or disabled. For this reason, if you ask others to call you by nounself pronouns, it's good etiquette to offer a secondary set of more standard pronouns, for accessibility. This secondary set may be called "auxiliary pronouns".otherkinlogic, vulpinekin, and roborenard. "Nounself pronouns and how to use them." https://autismserenity.tumblr.com/post/172817325306/whew-ok-i-made-a-powerpoint-thing-for-nounself Archived on 17 July 2023
== History ==
Starting in late 2013, a community of nonbinary people on the social blogging site Tumblr.com offered the idea of "nounself pronouns." (Some call these "otherkin pronouns," but few otherkin use them, and not all using them are otherkin.) Some of the earliest nounself pronouns are "fae, fae, faer, faers, faeself" derived from fae or faeries, and "bun, bun, buns, buns, bunself" derived from bunny. During 2014, the community proposed about a hundred variations of such pronouns, and many were adopted as the pronouns of particular nonbinary people, and see actual use.
As of 2016, fae pronouns are by far the most represented of any kind of the nounself pronouns, with bun pronouns coming in second, judging by the 2016 Nonbinary Stats survey.NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results, March 2016. Archived on 17 July 2023Many other nounself pronouns never showed up in any surveys of what pronouns nonbinary people really use.
== List of nounself pronouns ==
An alphabetical list of nounself pronouns, and their origins. More of these variations have been proposed than have been used.
Subject 	Object 	Possessive adjective 	Possessive pronoun	Reflexive 	Source
ai laughs 	I hugged ain 	aire heart warmed 	that is aires 	ai loves aiself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
aqua laughs 	— 	aquas heart warmed 	that is aquas 	aqua loves aquariuself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.YAY PRONOUNS!: Zodiac pronouns, captured March 2016. Archived on 17 July 2023 Zodiac themed variation.
ari laughs 	— 	aires heart warmed 	that is aires 	ari loves aireself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Aries).
au laughs 	I hugged aut 	auto heart warmed 	that is autos 	au loves autoself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
bee laughs 	I hugged bee 	beets heart warmed 	that is beets 	bee loves beetleself 	Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. An insect (beetle) themed variation.
bog laughs 	I hugged bog 	bogs heart warmed 	that is bogs 	bog loves bogself 	Created by Tumblr user purrloinsucks in 2015.https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95724132469/boggender Archived on 17 July 2023 A bog themed variation.
boo laughs 	I hugged boo 	boos heart warmed 	that is boos 	boo loves booself 	Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014. A monster or ghost themed variation.
bot laughs 	I hugged bot 	bots heart warmed 	that is bots 	bot loves botself 	Created by Tumblr user plantprincen in 2014, ask a non-binary. "Credit." http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit Archived on 17 July 2023 and independently created by Tumblr user birdfae in 2014. A robot themed variation.
bu laughs 	I hugged bu 	buz heart warmed 	that is buz 	bu loves buzzself 	Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. An insect themed variation.
bud laughs 	I hugged bud 	buds heart warmed 	that is buds 	bud loves budself 	A plant themed variation created by Tumblr user plantprincen in 2014 (or earlier?)
bug laughs 	I hugged bug 	bugs heart warmed 	that is bugs 	bug loves bugself 	Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. An insect themed variation.
bun laughs 	I hugged bun 	buns heart warmed 	that is buns 	bun loves bunself 	A bunny themed variation created by Tumblr user bonniebelbubblegum in 2014 (or earlier?) In the 2016 Nonbinary Stats survey, just a few people out of 3,000 chose reported using bun pronouns.
byte laughs 	I hugged byte 	bytes heart warmed 	that is bytes 	byte loves byteself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A robot or technology themed variation.
cancer laughs 	— 	cans heart warmed 	— 	cancer loves canself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Cancer).http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/ungrouped Archived on 17 July 2023
cap laughs 	— 	capris heart warmed 	— 	cap loves capriself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Capricorn).
compute laughs	I hugged compute	computes heart warmed	that is computes 	compute loves computeself	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A robot themed variation.
cub laughs 	I hugged cub 	cubs heart warmed 	that is cubs 	cub loves cubself 	Origin unknown. It was likely created by a Tumblr user in 2014. Animal themed variation.ask a non-binary. "general (unthemed pronouns)." http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general Archived on 17 July 2023
cy laughs 	I hugged cyb 	cyber heart warmed 	that is cybers 	cy loves cyberself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
dre laughs 	I hugged droid 	droids heart warmed 	that is droids 	dre loves droidself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
doll laughs 	I hugged doll 	dolls heart warmed 	that is dolls 	doll loves dollself 	Origin unknown. Likely privately used. A doll themed variation.
ecto laughs 	I hugged ecto 	ects heart warmed 	that is ects 	ecto loves ectself 	Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014. A horror, ghost, or ectoplasm themed variation.
eep laughs 	I hugged eep 	eeps heart warmed 	that is eeps 	eep loves eepself 	Origin unknown. A sleep themed variation.
fae laughs 	I hugged faer 	faer heart warmed 	that is faers 	fae loves faerself 	A fairy (faery, faerie, fey or Fair Folk) themed variation created by Ciel (Tumblr user shadaras) in 2013. It may also have been independently coined earlier. In the Nonbinary Stats survey in 2016, fae pronouns were the most represented of any nounself pronouns: 4% of people chose fae pronouns.
faun laughs 	I hugged faun 	fauns heart warmed 	that is fauns 	faun loves faunself 	Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. A Greek mythology (faun) themed variation
fawn laughs 	I hugged fawn 	fawns heart warmed 	that is fawns 	fawn loves fawnself 	An animal themed variation created by Tumblr user genderorb in 2014 (or earlier?).
fel laughs 	I hugged fel 	felis heart warmed 	that is felis 	fel loves feliself 	Created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. Feline themed variation.http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75461460005/feline-pronouns Archived on 17 July 2023
fey laughs 	I hugged fey 	feys heart warmed 	that is feys 	fey loves feyself 	Origin unknown. A fairy (faery, faerie, fey, or Fair Folk) themed variation.
file laughs 	I hugged file 	files heart warmed 	that is files 	file loves fileself 	Created by Fractaltetris in 2019.File/Fileself Pronouns, from Digigender on DeviantArt. Archived on 17 July 2023 A robot/computer themed variation.
fin laughs 	I hugged fin 	fins heart warmed 	that is fins 	fin loves finself 	Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014. A sea themed variation.
fluff laughs 	I hugged fluff 	fluffs heart warmed 	that is fluffs 	fluff loves fluffself 	A light-hearted and possibly animal-themed variation created by Tumblr user subcinere in 2014 (or earlier?)
gem laughs 	I hugged gem 	gemis heart warmed 	that is gemis 	gem loves geminiself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Zodiac themed variation for Gemini.
gem laughs 	I hugged gem 	gems heart warmed 	that is gems 	gem loves gemself 	A "magical girl" themed variation created by Vivid (Tumblr user dadhomura) in 2014 (or earlier?) .
giga laughs 	I hugged giga 	gigas heart warmed 	that is gigas 	giga loves gigaself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A robot themed variation.
gill laughs 	I hugged gill 	gills heart warmed 	that is gills 	gill loves gillself 	Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014. A sea themed variation.
glit laughs 	I hugged glitter	glitter heart warmed 	that is glitters 	glit loves glitterself 	A "magical girl" themed variation created by Vivid (Tumblr user dadhomura) in 2014 (or earlier?)
gro laughs 	— 	gross heart warmed 	that is gross 	gro loves goreself 	A horror themed variation created by Tumblr user disinfoagent in 2014.
hart laughs 	I hugged hart 	harts heart warmed 	that is harts 	hart loves hartself 	A deer themed variation created by genderviking in 2014. http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/animal Archived on 17 July 2023
haun laughs 	— 	haunts heart warmed 	that is haunts 	haun loves hauntself 	Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014. A horror (haunt) themed variation.
hy laughs 	I hugged hy 	hydras heart warmed 	that is hydras 	hy loves hydraself 	Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. Greek mythological being (hydra) themed variation.
http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/creature Archived on 17 July 2023
inter laughs 	I hugged inter 	inters heart warmed 	that is inters 	inter loves interself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A technology themed variation.
kelp laughs 	I hugged kelp 	kelps heart warmed 	that is kelps 	kelp loves kelpself 	A nature themed variation created by Tumblr user acedragons in 2014, and independently created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.
kit laughs 	I hugged kit 	kits heart warmed 	that is kits 	kit loves kitself 	Origin unknown. An animal themed variation.
leo laughs 	I hugged leo 	leos heart warmed 	that is leos 	leo loves leoself 	An animal (lion) or Zodiac (Leo) themed variation created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014, and independently created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.
lib laughs 	— 	libras heart warmed 	— 	lib loves libraself 	Created by Tumblr user nakedmolerat in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Libra).
lun laughs 	I hugged lun 	luns heart warmed 	that is luns 	lun loves lunself 	Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014. A space themed variation.
lynx laughs 	I hugged lynx 	— 	— 	lynx loves lynxself 	An animal (feline) themed variation created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014.
mechie laughs 	I hugged mechien	mechs heart warmed 	that is mechs 	mechie loves mechself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
meow laughs 	I hugged mew 	mews heart warmed 	that is mews 	meow loves meowself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. An animal (cat) themed variation.
mer laughs 	I hugged mer 	mers heart warmed 	that is mers 	mer loves merself 	Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014. Independently created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014, but with the "mermai" variation. Sea or mermaid themed pronouns.http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/nature Archived on 17 July 2023
neb laughs 	I hugged neb 	— 	— 	neb loves nebself 	Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014. A space themed (nebula) variation.
nov laughs 	I hugged nov 	novs heart warmed 	that is novs 	nov loves novself 	Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014. A space themed (nova) variation.
paw laughs 	I hugged paw 	paws heart warmed 	that is paws 	paw loves pawself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. An animal themed variation.
purr laughs 	I hugged purr 	purrs heart warmed 	that is purrs 	purr loves purrself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.
qwe laughs 	I hugged qwer 	qwer heart warmed 	that is qwers 	qwe loves qwertyself 	Created by Fractaltetris in 2020. Based on the first row on a computer keyboard.Fractal Database Tetris (personal website) Archived on 17 July 2023
rai laughs 	I hugged rain 	rainbow heart warmed 	that is rainbows 	rai loves rainself 	Created by Tumblr user dailypronouns in 2020.https://dailypronouns.tumblr.com/post/630705976945917952/color-themed-pronouns-he-asked Archived on 17 July 2023 A rainbow themed variation.
ram laughs 	I hugged ram 	rams heart warmed 	that is rams 	ram loves ramself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A robot themed variation.
sagit laughs 	I hugged sagit 	sagits heart warmed 	that is sagits 	sagit loves sagittself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Sagittarius).
scor laughs 	I hugged scor 	scorps heart warmed 	that is scorps 	scor loves scorpself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Independently created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Scorpio) or animal (scorpion) themed variation.
spide laughs 	I hugged spide 	spides heart warmed 	that is spides 	spide loves spiderself 	Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. An animal (spider) themed variation.
spiri laughs 	— 	spirs heart warmed 	that is spirs 	spiri loves spirself 	Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014. A horror (spirit) themed variation.
squeak laughs 	I hugged squeak 	squeaks heart warmed 	that is squeaks 	squeak loves squeakself 	Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. An animal themed variation.
squid laughs 	I hugged squid 	squids heart warmed 	that is squids 	squid loves squidself 	Created by Tumblr user enbyprincen in 2014. An animal (squid) themed variation.
stag laughs 	I hugged stag 	stags heart warmed 	that is stags 	stag loves stagself 	An animal themed variation created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014.
star laughs 	I hugged star 	stars heart warmed 	that is stars 	star loves starself 	A nature themed variation created by Tumblr user bonnibelbubblegum in 2014. Independently created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.
taur laughs 	I hugged taur 	taurus heart warmed 	that is taurus 	taur loves tauruself 	Created by Tumblr user nakedmolerat in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Taurus).
tech laughs 	I hugged techne 	techan heart warmed 	that is techans 	tech loves techself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
tik laughs 	I hugged tik 	tiks heart warmed 	that is tiks 	tik loves tikself 	Created by Tumblr user lysanderandco in 2014. Clock or time themed variation.
tok laughs 	I hugged tok 	toks heart warmed 	that is toks 	tok loves tokself 	Created by Tumblr user lysanderandco in 2014. Clock or time themed variation.
vam laughs 	I hugged vamp 	vamps heart warmed 	that is vamps 	vam loves vampself 	Origin unknown. Please add if you find it. A vampire themed variation.
vir laughs 	I hugged vir 	virgos heart warmed 	that is virgos 	vir loves virgoself 	Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014. Zodiac themed variation (Virgo).
voi laughs 	I hugged void 	voids heart warmed 	that is voids 	voi loves voidself 	Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014. A space themed variation.
ware laughs 	I hugged ware 	wares heart warmed 	that is wares 	ware loves wareself 	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A robot or technology themed variation.
whisker laughs	I hugged whisker	whiskers heart warmed	that is whiskers 	whisker loves whiskerself	Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. A cat or animal themed variation.
whomp laughs 	I hugged whizz 	whirr heart warmed 	that is whirrs 	whomp loves whizelf 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
wer laughs 	I hugged wer 	weres heart warmed 	that is weres 	wer loves wereself 	Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. A monster (werewolf) themed variation.
wit laughs 	I hugged witch 	— 	— 	wit loves witchself 	Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014. Tumblr user bigendeer then pointed out that these should only be used by those who practice witchcraft, out of respect for people with those spiritual beliefs.
wy laughs 	I hugged wir 	wire heart warmed 	that is wires 	wy loves wirself 	Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014. A robot themed variation.
== See also ==
* Pronouns
* English neutral pronouns
* Xenogender
== References ==
Category:Language