hu
pronounattested in dialogue
they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
pronoun
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they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
Hu is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in hus solutions of each and all a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural.
When the lecturer arrives, hu will be speaking on the topic of anonymity.
It's the vice-president's job to support the president and take hus place when hu is away.
Maybe, but if his/herstory's any guide, hu has hu work cut out for hu.
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them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
One of his favorite metaphors for the historian, drawn from the "Preface" to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, likens hu to the owl of Minerva, whose flight at dusk provided the setting for mature reflection on the day that had passed.
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their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
Now, however, the editorial writer has a new weapon in hu arsenal.
If hu doesn't do hu homework, I will fail hu.
Etymology
Clipping of human, first offered for usage by Mikhail Epstein, professor of cultural theory at Emory University (in 2003).
hu · they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
Hu · A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.HU · A name for God in the Eckankar new religious movement.Hua · A surname.