Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nounself pronoun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: noun-self pro-noun
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun.

Example Sentences

"According to [Judith] Butler, identity is tied to gender, and we perceive each other through the lens of gender (1999:22). This makes the gender binary with only its two choices very limiting. Nounself pronouns can be seen as an attempt to break free from this."
"Nounself pronouns are when you adapt a noun of your choosing into a pronoun to create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns."
"This suggests that neopronouns in general and nounself pronouns in particular are used to express something very individual about the selector."

Etymology

From noun + -self and pronoun.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: noun

Inflected Forms

nounself pronouns (plural) noun-self pronoun (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

xenopronoun

Questions

What does nounself pronoun mean?: A type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun.
Where does nounself pronoun come from?: From noun + -self and pronoun.

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