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* '''Birlfriend.''' "Queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> [[Birl]] is also a particular gender identity. | * '''Birlfriend.''' "Queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> [[Birl]] is also a particular gender identity. | ||
* '''Valentine.''' An admirer, suitor or date around Valentine's day. | |||
* '''Beau.''' Originally meant boyfriend, suitor or an admirer. A fashionable young man; a dandy. Literal meaning is handsome/good looking. Could now be applied to other genders, particularly with the popularity of "boo". | * '''Beau.''' Originally meant boyfriend, suitor or an admirer. A fashionable young man; a dandy. Literal meaning is handsome/good looking. Could now be applied to other genders, particularly with the popularity of "boo". | ||
* '''Boifriend.''' "Queer, [[boi]] is a particular gender identity."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | * '''Boifriend.''' "Queer, [[boi]] is a particular gender identity."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||