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pronoun dance

noun

Definitions

  1. The awkwardness around assuming or asking the pronouns to be used for an individual.

    • […] the pronoun dance. I can say "she" and "Dad," and "she" and "Dana," and clarify as needed as I go along.
    • Lucy didn't broadcast who she was widely, but when it came up, she hated to do the pronoun dance. She loathed lying by avoiding saying 'her' or 'him' to let people assume.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pronoun dance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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