shi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "shi"

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of shibire. Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, the person who also coined "shibire".

Noun

shi (uncountable)

1. (genetics) Abbreviation of shibire.

Derived terms

shibire

• shi(ts)
• shi(ts1)
• shi(ts2)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaɪ/ (expressly not /ʃi/)

Pronoun

shi

1. (furry fandom, rare) Alternative form of sie (gender-neutral pronoun)
   • 1999 november 20, "Chakat Goldfur" (username), Furry Art on Ebay...horrible shameless plug, alt.fan.furry, Usenet:

     The mother was Chakat Goldfur and the sire was Garrek Redfox (foxtaur) so she^[sic] has the same red fur but cougar-like markings. Of course shi’s still only a cub yet, but if shi grows up to look anything like the your Jaguar-Vixen, shi’s going to be a heartbreaker!

   • 2001 January 25, "Achowth Keciyl" (username), quoting "A. Seraph" (username), Fur: The one and only Herm Gengimal, in fur.artwork.erotica, Usenet:

     > Unlike most Furry Hermaphrodites I've seen, Clash is fairly

     > androgynous. Shi is remarkable in hir modesty.

     >

     > But shi IS rather naughty, as you can see.

   • 2006, Kenneth Fox, Joined in Mind and Body, Kenneth Fox, →ISBN, page 230:

     Dropping hir forebody down just a little, shi bent over double at the waist. Andrew's eyes blinked open as whiskers met his cheeks just before feline lips. He purred to hir and reached up to caress hir back as shi kissed him ...

Synonyms

• see Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns
• hir (objective form)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪ(ː)/

Noun

shi (uncountable)

1. Apocopic form of shit

Interjection

shi

1. Apocopic form of shit

See also

• she
• She
• Shi
• Shih
• Shii

See also

• shi shi, shi-shi (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• -ish, His, Hsi, IHS, Ish, his, ish