Xeno-titles are alternative/supplementary titles intended to replace the use of a more typical title. Often xeno-titles are derivative of the title they’re supplementing, but not necessarily. They are also usually intended for use by/for GNC/LNC, nonbinary, xenic or otherwise queer individuals, but anyone can use them. They often have the same or a similar meaning to what they are supplementing, but are simply changing the language to something the user prefers.
Titles can include, but are not limited to: relationship titles, work or professional titles, formal titles, terms of address, gender titles, honorifics, etc.
They can include anything from emojis, abbreviations, references, jokes, to incorporating other languages.
Examples
Partner -> heartner
Boyfriend -> boyenemy
Lover -> lvr/luvr
Doctor -> cleric
Woman -> woven
Baron -> 🧸on
Husband -> that guy I’m married to who wants to kill me sweetly
These are just some ideas! Go crazy with them, make them themed and personal.
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I’m not claiming to be the creator of this concept, as I’m very much not, I’m just putting a name to a phenomenon I’ve seen a lot, and maybe spreading awareness of the concept.
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[flag id: a rectangular pride flag with 11 stripes. the 2nd and 10th have a loop pattern, and inside the 6th is a larger loop pattern. the 4th and 8th are wavy. these lines are all very thin. the rest roughly equally wide. the colors top down mirroring after the last are: navy, dark blue, blue, green, light green, pale lime green, and the loop inside the center is dark blue. /end id]
[divider id: a blue divider on a transparent background with simple bears hanging off string tied in bows. /end id]
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