enbyfriendとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

enby +‎ friend, modeled after girlfriend and boyfriend.

名詞

enbyfriend (複数形 enbyfriends)

1. (slang, neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
   • 2017, Irene Wendy Wode, How to Train Your Mafia, page 62:

     She felt a surge of hope, of warmth, that her beautiful enbyfriend could still pull this off, even compromised by Cryos.

   • 2021, Roberta Katz, ‎Sarah Ogilvie, & ‎Jane Shaw, Gen Z, Explained: The Art of Living in a Digital Age, page 138:

     While many of the interviewees mentioned having a boyfriend, girlfriend, or enbyfriend (nonbinary significant other), we heard over and over again that romantic relationships had to be approached with caution, given their potential to interfere with life and work.

   • 2021, Dan Savage, Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and Extras, page 139:

     A person who's on good terms with their exes is probably a better human being and a better potential boyfriend/girlfriend/enbyfriend than someone who hates all their exes.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:enbyfriend.

等位語

• boyfriend
• girlfriend