Nounself

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The nounself flag by Tumblr user Uncommongenders

Nounself Pronouns are a type of neopronoun that are clearly derived from a pre-existing word to be used as a gender neutral pronoun set. Any noun (that is not offensive) as well as certain other words can be turned into a pronoun set, so this allows there to be theoretically infinite sets of nounself pronouns. The word in question does not have to be a noun. These sets can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as animals, technology, or abstract concepts. Unlike other neopronouns, these sets are usually intended to be used by a small number of people who feel that these pronouns express something distinctive about themselves and/or about their gender. In these ways they are similar to xenogenders, however, not all people who use nounself pronouns are xenic. Anyone can use nounself pronouns regardless of their gender identity or expression.

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Alternative nounself flag by DeviantArt user Geekycorn

Alternative nounself flag by Fandom user Scroll the fox

Origin

Starting in early 2014, or late 2013, a community of non-binary people on Tumblr came up with the idea of "nounself pronouns". Some of the earliest sets of nounself pronouns are the fairy themed set fae/faer, and the bunny themed set bun/buns. Bun and fae are the most popular nounself pronoun sets as of 2025.