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zir

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zir /zɪə , /
pronoun [third person singular] used instead of ‘him’ or ‘her’ to refer to a person of unspecified or non-binary gender:
I handed it to zir.
possessive determiner belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified or non-binary gender:
ze is interrupted by yet another voice from zir own past.
– ORIGIN 1990s: blend of ze and hir.