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*'''Besättning/personal/rekrytering, personalbesättning.''' Neutral, standard-nonstandard. Means staff/crew/recuitment and can be used as non-male-generalizing alternatives for bemanning ("manning"). | *'''Besättning/personal/rekrytering, personalbesättning.''' Neutral, standard-nonstandard. Means staff/crew/recuitment and can be used as non-male-generalizing alternatives for bemanning ("manning"). | ||
*'''B’nai mitzva (plural neutral/plural masculine, standard), b'nei mitzva (neutral, “child of God's commandments”, less use), b mitzva (neutral, informal shorthand, less use).''' Gender-neutral alternatives to bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah. | *'''B’nai mitzva (plural neutral/plural masculine, standard), b'nei mitzva (neutral, “child of God's commandments”, less use), b mitzva (neutral, informal shorthand, less use).''' Gender-neutral alternatives to bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah. | ||
*'''Cowhand.''' Neutral English loanword as alternative for cowboy and cowgirl. | |||
*'''Du, hörru, sörru, ni, hörrni, sörruni, folk, vännen, vän(ner), kamrat, älskling (sarcastic), homie, bestie, kiddo, yo, ey, sib, comrade, baby (sarcastic), human, person, fam, chat, peeps, y'all.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for informal/playful words and phrases like bror (bro), mannen (the man), girl(s), gal(s), sis, miss, man, dude(s), lad(s), pal(s), mate(s), bro(s), guy(s)/my guy(s). | *'''Du, hörru, sörru, ni, hörrni, sörruni, folk, vännen, vän(ner), kamrat, älskling (sarcastic), homie, bestie, kiddo, yo, ey, sib, comrade, baby (sarcastic), human, person, fam, chat, peeps, y'all.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for informal/playful words and phrases like bror (bro), mannen (the man), girl(s), gal(s), sis, miss, man, dude(s), lad(s), pal(s), mate(s), bro(s), guy(s)/my guy(s). | ||
*'''Ehm, this is a Wendy's.''' Neutral English loanphrase as alternative phrase that replaces sir and ma'am in "Sir/Ma'am, this is a Wendy's." by removing the gendered honorifics. | |||
*'''Elvaspelsplan.''' Neutral, standard. Means eleven-payers-field and can be used as a non-male-generalizing alternative for "elvamannaplan" (eleven-man's-field). | *'''Elvaspelsplan.''' Neutral, standard. Means eleven-payers-field and can be used as a non-male-generalizing alternative for "elvamannaplan" (eleven-man's-field). | ||
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*'''Enpersonsjobb.''' Neutral, means one-person's-job and can be used as a non-male-generalizing alternative for "enmansjobb" (one-man's-job). | *'''Enpersonsjobb.''' Neutral, means one-person's-job and can be used as a non-male-generalizing alternative for "enmansjobb" (one-man's-job). | ||
*'''Enpersonsshow/enpersonsföreställning, tvåpersonsshow/tvåpersonsföreställning.''' Neutral alternative to "enmansshow" and "tvåmansshow". | *'''Enpersonsshow/enpersonsföreställning, tvåpersonsshow/tvåpersonsföreställning.''' Neutral alternative to "enmansshow" and "tvåmansshow". | ||
*'''E-person, e-kid.''' Neutral English loanwords as alternatives for e-girl and e-boy. | |||
*'''Fankid.''' Neutral English loanword as alternative to fanboy or fangirl. | |||
*'''Fosterland, ancestralt land.''' Neutral, standard. Means lative-land and ancestral land, can be used instead of motherland or fatherland. | *'''Fosterland, ancestralt land.''' Neutral, standard. Means lative-land and ancestral land, can be used instead of motherland or fatherland. | ||
*'''Fåägarföretag.''' Neutral alternative to "fåmansföretag". | *'''Fåägarföretag.''' Neutral alternative to "fåmansföretag". | ||
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*'''Vattumänniska, vattufolk.''' Neutral alternatives to "sjöjungfru/vattukvinna" (mermaid) and "sjöman/vattuman" (merman), means merperson and merfolk. | *'''Vattumänniska, vattufolk.''' Neutral alternatives to "sjöjungfru/vattukvinna" (mermaid) and "sjöman/vattuman" (merman), means merperson and merfolk. | ||
*'''Vuxendom/vuxenskap/vuxenliv, ålderdom/ålderskap.''' Neutral, standard. Means adulthood/adult-life and elderhood, they can be used as gender-neutral alternatives to womandhood and manhood. | *'''Vuxendom/vuxenskap/vuxenliv, ålderdom/ålderskap.''' Neutral, standard. Means adulthood/adult-life and elderhood, they can be used as gender-neutral alternatives to womandhood and manhood. | ||
*'''Winger, wingfriend.''' Neutral English loanwords as alternative to wingman. | |||
* '''Ättlingspråk, anspråk.''' Neutral alternatives to daughter language and mother language regarding language history. | * '''Ättlingspråk, anspråk.''' Neutral alternatives to daughter language and mother language regarding language history. | ||
*'''160x200 säng.''' Neutral alternative to "Queen-size bed" using the standard Swedish sizes for this type of bed. | *'''160x200 säng.''' Neutral alternative to "Queen-size bed" using the standard Swedish sizes for this type of bed. | ||