Nounself pronouns: Difference between revisions

'''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 sets 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.<ref>otherkinlogic, vulpinekin, and roborenard. "Nounself pronouns and how to use them." http://otherkinlogic.tumblr.com/post/92382457520</ref>

Starting in early 2014, or perhaps late 2013, a community of nonbinary gender people on the social blogging site Tumblr.com came up with 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 sets of nounself pronouns, which might actually be from earlier than 2014, are the fairy themed set "fae, fae, faer, faers, faeself", and the bunny themed set "bun, bun, buns, buns, bunself". During 2014, the community created about a hundred sets of such pronouns, and many were adopted as the pronouns of particular nonbinary people, so they're seeing 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.<ref name="survey">[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results], March 2016.</ref>Many other nounself pronouns never showed up in any surveys of what pronouns nonbinary people really use.

An alphabetical list of nounself pronouns, and their origins. More of these sets have been proposed than have been used.

| ''ai'' laughs || I hugged ''ain'' || ''aire'' heart warmed || that is ''aires'' || ai loves ''aiself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud">[http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/90287246776/faerieli-general-animal-themed-pronouns Themed pronouns reblogged on frameacloud's Tumblr], captured March 2016.</ref> A robot themed set.

| ''aqua'' laughs || — || ''aquas'' heart warmed || that is ''aquas'' || aqua loves ''aquariuself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac">[http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75456558779/zodiac-pronouns YAY PRONOUNS!: Zodiac pronouns], captured March 2016.</ref> Zodiac themed set.

| ''ari'' laughs || — || ''aires'' heart warmed || that is ''aires'' || ari loves ''aireself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Aries).

| ''au'' laughs || I hugged ''aut'' || ''auto'' heart warmed || that is ''autos'' || au loves ''autoself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''bee'' laughs || I hugged ''bee'' || ''beets'' heart warmed || that is ''beets'' || bee loves ''beetleself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An insect (beetle) themed set.

| ''boo'' laughs || I hugged ''boo'' || ''boos'' heart warmed || that is ''boos'' || boo loves ''booself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A monster or ghost themed set.

| ''bot'' laughs || I hugged ''bot'' || ''bots'' heart warmed || that is ''bots'' || bot loves ''botself'' || Created by Tumblr user plantprincen in 2014, <ref name="askanonbinary">ask a non-binary. "Credit." http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit</ref> and independently created by Tumblr user birdfae in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''bu'' laughs || I hugged ''bu'' || ''buz'' heart warmed || that is ''buz'' || bu loves ''buzzself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An insect themed set.

| ''bud'' laughs || I hugged ''bud'' || ''buds'' heart warmed || that is ''buds'' || bud loves ''budself'' || A plant themed set created by Tumblr user plantprincen in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />

| ''bug'' laughs || I hugged ''bug'' || ''bugs'' heart warmed || that is ''bugs'' || bug loves ''bugself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An insect themed set.

| ''bun'' laughs || I hugged ''bun'' || ''buns'' heart warmed || that is ''buns'' || bun loves ''bunself'' || A bunny themed set created by Tumblr user bonniebelbubblegum in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" /> In the 2016 Nonbinary Stats survey, just a few people out of 3,000 chose to go by bun pronouns.<ref name="survey" />

| ''byte'' laughs || I hugged ''byte'' || ''bytes'' heart warmed || that is ''bytes'' || byte loves ''byteself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot or technology themed set.

| ''cancer'' laughs || — || ''cans'' heart warmed || — || cancer loves ''canself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Cancer).<ref name="ungrouped">http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/ungrouped</ref>

| ''cap'' laughs || — || ''capris'' heart warmed || — || cap loves ''capriself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Capricorn).

| ''compute'' laughs || I hugged ''compute'' || ''computes'' heart warmed || that is ''computes'' || compute loves ''computeself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''cub'' laughs || I hugged ''cub'' || ''cubs'' heart warmed || that is ''cubs'' || cub loves ''cubself'' || Origin unknown. Please add it if you find it. It was likely created by a Tumblr user in 2014. Animal themed set.<ref name="unthemed">ask a non-binary. "general (unthemed pronouns)." http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general</ref>

| ''cy'' laughs || I hugged ''cyb'' || ''cyber'' heart warmed || that is ''cybers'' || cy loves ''cyberself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''dre'' laughs || I hugged ''droid'' || ''droids'' heart warmed || that is ''droids'' || dre loves ''droidself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''ecto'' laughs || I hugged ''ecto'' || ''ects'' heart warmed || that is ''ects'' || ecto loves ''ectself'' || Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A horror, ghost, or ectoplasm themed set.

| ''fae'' laughs || I hugged ''faer'' || ''faer'' heart warmed || that is ''faers'' || fae loves ''faerself'' || A fairy (faery, faerie, fey or Fair Folk) themed set created by Ciel (Tumblr user shadaras) in 2014 (or earlier?).<ref>http://quasiboi.co.vu/post/74445593229/list-of-pronouns</ref> 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.<ref name="survey" />

| ''faun'' laughs || I hugged ''faun'' || ''fauns'' heart warmed || that is ''fauns'' || faun loves ''faunself'' || Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="frameacloud" /> A Greek mythology (faun) themed set

| ''fawn'' laughs || I hugged ''fawn'' || ''fawns'' heart warmed || that is ''fawns'' || fawn loves ''fawnself'' || An animal themed set created by Tumblr user genderorb in 2014 (or earlier?).<ref name="frameacloud" />

| ''fel'' laughs || I hugged ''fel'' || ''felis'' heart warmed || that is ''felis'' || fel loves ''feliself'' || Created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> Feline themed set.<ref name="feline">http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75461460005/feline-pronouns</ref>

| ''fey'' laughs

| I hugged ''fey'' || ''feys'' heart warmed || that is ''feys'' || fey loves ''feyself'' || Origin unknown. Please add if you find it. A fairy (faery, faerie, fey, or Fair Folk) themed set.<ref name="unthemed" />

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|I hugged ''fey''  

|''feyr'' heart warmed

|that is ''fayr''  

|fey loves ''feyrself''

|Created by lake.sato in 2020.  

|''file'' laughs || I hugged ''file'' || ''files'' heart warmed || that is ''files'' ||''file'' loves ''fileself'' || Created by Fractaltetris in 2019.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/digigender/journal/File-Fileself-Pronouns-820102037 File/Fileself Pronouns], from Digigender on DeviantArt.</ref> A robot/computer themed set.

| ''fin'' laughs || I hugged ''fin'' || ''fins'' heart warmed || that is ''fins'' || fin loves ''finself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A sea themed set.

| ''fluff'' laughs || I hugged ''fluff'' || ''fluffs'' heart warmed || that is ''fluffs'' || fluff loves ''fluffself'' || A light-hearted and possibly animal-themed set created by Tumblr user subcinere in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />

| ''gem'' laughs || I hugged ''gem'' || ''gemis'' heart warmed || that is ''gemis'' || gem loves ''geminiself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set for Gemini.<ref name="ungrouped" />

| ''gem'' laughs || I hugged ''gem'' || ''gems'' heart warmed || that is ''gems'' || gem loves ''gemself'' || A "magical girl" themed set created by Vivid (Tumblr user dadhomura) in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />.

| ''giga'' laughs || I hugged ''giga'' || ''gigas'' heart warmed || that is ''gigas'' || giga loves ''gigaself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''gill'' laughs || I hugged ''gill'' || ''gills'' heart warmed || that is ''gills'' || gill loves ''gillself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A sea themed set.

| ''glit'' laughs || I hugged ''glitter'' || ''glitter'' heart warmed || that is ''glitters'' || glit loves ''glitterself'' || A "magical girl" themed set created by Vivid (Tumblr user dadhomura) in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />

| ''gro'' laughs || — || ''gross'' heart warmed || that is ''gross'' || gro loves ''goreself'' || A horror themed set created by Tumblr user disinfoagent in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" />

| ''hart'' laughs || I hugged ''hart'' || ''harts'' heart warmed || that is ''harts'' || hart loves ''hartself'' || A deer themed set created by genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="animal">http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/animal</ref>

| ''haun'' laughs || — || ''haunts'' heart warmed || that is ''haunts'' || haun loves ''hauntself'' || Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A horror (haunt) themed set.

| ''hy'' laughs || I hugged ''hy'' || ''hydras'' heart warmed || that is ''hydras'' || hy loves ''hydraself'' || Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /><ref name="frameacloud" /> Greek mythological being (hydra) themed set.<ref name="creature">

http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/creature</ref>

| ''inter'' laughs || I hugged ''inter'' || ''inters'' heart warmed || that is ''inters'' || inter loves ''interself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A technology themed set.

| ''kelp'' laughs || I hugged ''kelp'' || ''kelps'' heart warmed || that is ''kelps'' || kelp loves ''kelpself'' || A nature themed set created by Tumblr user acedragons in 2014, <ref name="askanonbinary" /> and independently created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" />

| ''kit'' laughs || I hugged ''kit'' || ''kits'' heart warmed || that is ''kits'' || kit loves ''kitself'' || Origin unknown. Please add if you find it. An animal themed set.<ref name="unthemed" />

| ''leo'' laughs || I hugged ''leo'' || ''leos'' heart warmed || that is ''leos'' || leo loves ''leoself'' || An animal (lion) or Zodiac (Leo) themed set created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014, <ref name="askanonbinary" /> and independently created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" />

| ''lib'' laughs || — || ''libras'' heart warmed || — || lib loves ''libraself'' || Created by Tumblr user nakedmolerat in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Libra).

| ''lun'' laughs || I hugged ''lun'' || ''luns'' heart warmed || that is ''luns'' || lun loves ''lunself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed set.

| ''lynx'' laughs || I hugged ''lynx'' || — || — || lynx loves ''lynxself'' || An animal (feline) themed set created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /><ref name="feline" />

| ''mechie'' laughs || I hugged ''mechien'' || ''mechs'' heart warmed || that is ''mechs'' || mechie loves ''mechself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''meow'' laughs || I hugged ''mew'' || ''mews'' heart warmed || that is ''mews'' || meow loves ''meowself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal (cat) themed set.

| ''mer'' laughs || I hugged ''mer'' || ''mers'' heart warmed || that is ''mers'' || mer loves ''merself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="supergod">http://supergodtierlevelmuse.tumblr.com/post/75449290675/i-need-to-compile-this-omgggggggg</ref> Independently created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014, but with the "mermai" variation.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Sea or mermaid themed pronouns.<ref>http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/nature</ref>

| ''neb'' laughs || I hugged ''neb'' || — || — || neb loves ''nebself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed (nebula) set.

| ''nov'' laughs || I hugged ''nov'' || ''novs'' heart warmed || that is ''novs'' || nov loves ''novself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed (nova) set.

| ''paw'' laughs || I hugged ''paw'' || ''paws'' heart warmed || that is ''paws'' || paw loves ''pawself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal themed set.

|''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.<ref>[https://fractaltetris.carrd.co/ Fractal Database Tetris] (personal website)</ref>

| ''ram'' laughs || I hugged ''ram'' || ''rams'' heart warmed || that is ''rams'' || ram loves ''ramself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''sagit'' laughs || I hugged ''sagit'' || ''sagits'' heart warmed || that is ''sagits'' || sagit loves ''sagittself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Sagittarius).

| ''scor'' laughs || I hugged ''scor'' || ''scorps'' heart warmed || that is ''scorps'' || scor loves ''scorpself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Independently created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="supergod" /> Zodiac themed set (Scorpio) or animal (scorpion) themed set.

| ''spide'' laughs || I hugged ''spide'' || ''spides'' heart warmed || that is ''spides'' || spide loves ''spiderself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal (spider) themed set.

| ''spiri'' laughs || — || ''spirs'' heart warmed || that is ''spirs'' || spiri loves ''spirself'' || Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A horror (spirit) themed set.

| ''squeak'' laughs || I hugged ''squeak'' || ''squeaks'' heart warmed || that is ''squeaks'' || squeak loves ''squeakself'' || Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal themed set.

| ''squid'' laughs || I hugged ''squid'' || ''squids'' heart warmed || that is ''squids'' || squid loves ''squidself'' || Created by Tumblr user enbyprincen in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal (squid) themed set.

| ''stag'' laughs || I hugged ''stag'' || ''stags'' heart warmed || that is ''stags'' || stag loves ''stagself'' || An animal themed set created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="animal" />

| ''star'' laughs || I hugged ''star'' || ''stars'' heart warmed || that is ''stars'' || star loves ''starself'' || A nature themed set created by Tumblr user bonnibelbubblegum in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> Independently created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" />

| ''taur'' laughs || I hugged ''taur'' || ''taurus'' heart warmed || that is ''taurus'' || taur loves ''tauruself'' || Created by Tumblr user nakedmolerat in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Taurus).

| ''tech'' laughs || I hugged ''techne'' || ''techan'' heart warmed || that is ''techans'' || tech loves ''techself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''tik'' laughs || I hugged ''tik'' || ''tiks'' heart warmed || that is ''tiks'' || tik loves ''tikself'' || Created by Tumblr user lysanderandco in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Clock or time themed set.

| ''tok'' laughs || I hugged ''tok'' || ''toks'' heart warmed || that is ''toks'' || tok loves ''tokself'' || Created by Tumblr user lysanderandco in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Clock or time themed set.

| ''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 set.<ref name="creature" />

| ''vir'' laughs || I hugged ''vir'' || ''virgos'' heart warmed || that is ''virgos'' || vir loves ''virgoself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed set (Virgo).

| ''voi'' laughs || I hugged ''void'' || ''voids'' heart warmed || that is ''voids'' || voi loves ''voidself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed set.

| ''ware'' laughs || I hugged ''ware'' || ''wares'' heart warmed || that is ''wares'' || ware loves ''wareself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot or technology themed set.

| ''whisker'' laughs || I hugged ''whisker'' || ''whiskers'' heart warmed || that is ''whiskers'' || whisker loves ''whiskerself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A cat or animal themed set.

| ''whomp'' laughs || I hugged ''whizz'' || ''whirr'' heart warmed || that is ''whirrs'' || whomp loves ''whizelf'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.

| ''wer'' laughs || I hugged ''wer'' || ''weres'' heart warmed || that is ''weres'' || wer loves ''wereself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A monster (werewolf) themed set.

| ''wit'' laughs || I hugged ''witch|| — || — || wit loves ''witchself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Tumblr user bigendeer then pointed out that these should only be used by people who identify as witches, out of respect for people with those spiritual beliefs.<ref name="frameacloud" />

| ''wy'' laughs || I hugged ''wir'' || ''wire'' heart warmed || that is ''wires'' || wy loves ''wirself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed set.