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*'''Companion.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person. | *'''Companion.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person. | ||
*'''Company.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person. | *'''Company.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person. | ||
*'''Concubus.''' Demonic spirit in human form, can be specifically gender-fluid. Succubi and incubi are not necessarily female and male equivalents even though they are generally thought of that way, but it refers to being bottom and top respectively. | |||
*'''Craftship, craft, artisanry, craft mastery, crafting skill, quality of craft.''' Neutral word for craft(s)manship. | *'''Craftship, craft, artisanry, craft mastery, crafting skill, quality of craft.''' Neutral word for craft(s)manship. | ||
*'''Dream partner, royal dream partner.''' Neutral alternatives to dream prince/princess | *'''Dream partner, royal dream partner.''' Neutral alternatives to dream prince/princess | ||
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*'''Political skill, diplomancy, diplomatic skill, governance expertise.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for statesmanship. | *'''Political skill, diplomancy, diplomatic skill, governance expertise.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for statesmanship. | ||
*'''Prior name/surname, pre-marriage name/surname, birth name/surname, (originally) given name/surname, family name/surname, name/surname before marriage.''' Neutral alternatives to maiden name. | *'''Prior name/surname, pre-marriage name/surname, birth name/surname, (originally) given name/surname, family name/surname, name/surname before marriage.''' Neutral alternatives to maiden name. | ||
*'''Psyching, artifice.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for gamesmanship. | |||
*'''Quality of work, workship.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for workmanship. | *'''Quality of work, workship.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for workmanship. | ||
*'''Realm, crownland, crowndom, landdom, monarchy.''' Neutral alternatives for queendom and kingdom. | *'''Realm, crownland, crowndom, landdom, monarchy.''' Neutral alternatives for queendom and kingdom. | ||
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*'''Stay-at-home parent/spouse/partner.''' Neutral alternatives to stay-at-home mother/father and stay-at-home wife/husband. | *'''Stay-at-home parent/spouse/partner.''' Neutral alternatives to stay-at-home mother/father and stay-at-home wife/husband. | ||
*'''Student association, academic social club.''' Neutral alternatives to sororities and fraternities. | *'''Student association, academic social club.''' Neutral alternatives to sororities and fraternities. | ||
*'''Sword fighting, sword mastership, sword mastery, sword skill.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for swordsmanship. | *'''Sword fighting, sword mastership, sword mastery, sword skill.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for swordsmanship. | ||
*'''Seducter.''' Neutral alternatives to terms like womanizer and man-eater/manizer. | |||
*'''The average person, the common person.''' Neutral alternatives for the common man/woman. | *'''The average person, the common person.''' Neutral alternatives for the common man/woman. | ||
*''' | *'''(Un)attended/(un)crewed/(un)piloted/(un)armed/(un)staffed/(un)occupied/vacant.''' Neutral alternatives for (un)manned. | ||
*'''Yas/slay/go off/get it/fuck 'em up/pop off/snap it/tell 'em legend/icon/boss/quing/royalty/majesty/liege/eminence/excellency.''' Neutral alternatives to "yas queen/king". | *'''Yas/slay/go off/get it/fuck 'em up/pop off/snap it/tell 'em legend/icon/boss/quing/royalty/majesty/liege/eminence/excellency.''' Neutral alternatives to "yas queen/king". | ||
*'''"Yo!", "Yoo!", "Damn!", "Dang!", "Whoa!", "Fam!" (colloquial, inclusive), "Hey!", "Wow!", "Oo dang!", "Oo wow!", "Oo hot damn!", "Oo yes!", "Oo snap!".''' Neutral alternatives to "king!", "dude!", "bro!", "bruh!", "girl!" and "oo girl!" | *'''"Yo!", "Yoo!", "Damn!", "Dang!", "Whoa!", "Fam!" (colloquial, inclusive), "Hey!", "Wow!", "Oo dang!", "Oo wow!", "Oo hot damn!", "Oo yes!", "Oo snap!".''' Neutral alternatives to "king!", "dude!", "bro!", "bruh!", "girl!" and "oo girl!" | ||