fae

adj

Etymology: From Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. The use of the pronoun appears c. 2013.

1. Alternative spelling of fey (“magical, fairylike”).

noun

1. Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”).
2. Initialism of fuel-air explosion.
3. Initialism of field applications engineer.
4. Initialism of fundamental attribution error.
5. Initialism of fetal alcohol effects.

pron

Etymology: From Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. The use of the pronoun appears c. 2013.

1. A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

   “Vandikas' parents, for example, haven't yet fully embraced the concept. Faer mother once asked faer to help her understand how fae would like her to talk about faer. Fae was encouraged, but faer mother's use of the pronouns didn't last – maybe, fae said, because it was such a foreign concept to the older generation, "so I just said to myself, she's my mom, I'll deal with it."”

   “Fae had decked faerself in a modest amount of cheap jewelry, faer makeup inexpertly applied.”