theymab

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tóy

Proto-Germanic *þai

Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛁᛉ (*þaiʀ)

Old Norse þeirbor.

Middle English þei

English they

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Latin ad

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.

Proto-Italic *seknom

Latin signum

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin signō

Latin assignōlbor.

Old French assignerbor.

Middle English assignen

English assign

English assigned

Latin mās

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin -culus

Latin masculus

Vulgar Latin masclus

Old French maslebor.

Middle English male

English male

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Germanic *at

Old English æt

Middle English at

English at

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder.

Proto-Germanic *burþiz

Old Norse burðrbor.

Middle English birthe

English birth

English AMAB

English theymab

Blend of they +‎ AMAB (“assigned male at birth”).

Noun

theymab (plural theymabs)

1. (LGBTQ slang, derogatory) 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 2022-05-18:

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

   • 2022 July 7, @reignarain, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-11-25:

     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 2022-08-08:

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