#my dad: est. 1955 / nibling: est. 1951

[frankencanon]

Was anyone gonna tell me that the term "nibling" has actually been around since the goddamn 50s?!

Apparently it was first coined in freaking 1951 by a Mister Samuel E. Martin — everyone say, "Thank you, Martin."

I thought it was a new thing, only popped up in the last decade or so at most ... but now you're telling me that the term "nibling" is actually older than my dad?? Like, what????

#nibling #etymology #words #samuel e. martin #gender neutral language #nonbinary #non binary #my dad: est. 1955 / nibling: est. 1951 #i am shocked and delighted #language #langblr #ngl the reason i was reading this was actually bc i didn't like the term nibling and was trying to find/come up with something better #(i didn't like that i'd always hear it as “nibbling”) #the fact that it's been around since 1951 (even if only in specific circles) has made me far more comfortable with it #if i ever hear someone gripe about it irl i'm gonna start spitting facts like “did you know it was actually coined in 1951?!” 😃 #nb #enby #gender neutral terms