theymab

Blend of they +‎ AMAB (“assigned male at birth”), probably by analogy with earlier theyfab (2016). First uses date to 2019; TAMAB was used slightly earlier, though possibly in an unrelated sense. See Citations:theymab for additional context.

• enPR: thāʹmăb, IPA^(key): /ˈðeɪmæb/

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theymab (plural theymabs)

1. (LGBTQ slang, derogatory, offensive) A non-binary person who was assigned male at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance.

   Coordinate term: theyfab

   • 2022 May 18, @CartaMonir, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 May 2022:

     *holding your newborn baby* so are they theymab or theyfab

   • 2022 July 7, @reignarain, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 25 November 2022:

     Thinking about how she had a theymab signed to her label to be all inclusive and cool but he turned out to be a predator

   • 2022 August 8, @gwencystic, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 8 August 2022:

     if you call people theymabs or theyfabs then you're transphobic.