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'''Genderclay{{PAGENAME}}''' is a gender that is changeable, moldable, and/or pliable, that one can shape themself, or be shaped by outside factors.
It is a gender similar to [[Genderfluidgenderfluid]], but has an element of control to it. Compared to Genderfluidgenderfluid, Genderclaygenderclay has more emphasis on being pliable rather than fluid.
==Etymology==
The basis of the term came from the characteristic pliability of clay, a type of soil that develop plasticity when wet, but become hard or brittle upon drying or firing.
==Pronunciation==
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==Definitions==
*''Genderclay - a gender similar to genderfluid, but has an element of control to it, more pliable rather than fluid ; a gender that is changeable, moldable, and/or pliable, that you can shape yourself, or be shaped by outside factors'' - Noname-Nonamorous, 2021<ref name=":0">[https://noname-nonamorous.tumblr.com/post/660181337016320000/genderclay The coining and flag of Genderclay by Noname-Nonamorous]</ref>
==History==
Genderclay was coined by tumblrTumblr user [https://noname-nonamorous.tumblr.com/ Noname-Nonamorous] on August 22, 2021.<ref>[https name="://noname-nonamorous.tumblr.com/post/660181337016320000/genderclay0" The coining and flag of Genderclay by Noname-Nonamorous]</ref> The term originated from the coiner's feelings toward how Genderfluidgenderfluid is close but still does not quite fit them. Sometime around December 2020, the coiner had an idea about using clay instead of fluid, and then some months later officially coined the term based on the idea.
==Related Terms==
===See Also===
*[[Genderfluid]]
==Sources==
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[[Catetgory:Genderfluid]]
[[Category:Gender]]