perisex

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perisex

Where it comes from

From peri- (“about, around, near, surrounding”) + sex, coined as an alternative to dyadic around November 2014 by "Mod H" of the Tumblr blog actuallyintersex.

adjective

not comparable Dyadic; endosex; not intersex. A person born with Swyer syndrome has XY chromosomes, like a typical perisex boy might.

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"perisex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perisex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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perisex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perisex

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"perisex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perisex.

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@misc{perisex_2026,
  title = {perisex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perisex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}