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plural theyfriends
(neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. quotations
She'd never had a boyfriend or girlfriend or theyfriend, not in her entire life.
2018, Talia Hibbert, Wanna Bet? (Dirty British Romance; 2), [United Kingdom]: Nixon House
Janithor is my non-binary theyfriend [title] […] so prwned[sic]
2021 October 21, Skeeter, “Janithor is my non-binary theyfriend”, in alt.slack (Usenet)
"And I know as soon as I get in it'll be all 'Do you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a theyfriend?'" Olivia sighs. "And my high school squad is going to be even worse."
2022, Anna Meriano, “Just Tell Them You Play Soccer”, in Laura Silverman, editor, Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between, New York, N.Y.: Viking, page 196