Mx
A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr, Mrs, etcA gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
» Take care of Mx. Tanaka for me, please.
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1 sensesA gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
- a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
Examples
4 sentencesTake care of Mx. Tanaka for me, please.
Mx. Tanaka is a friend of ours.
Mx. Tanaka, you are wanted on the phone.
Mx. Tanaka is a senior from the fencing club during my college days.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Coined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokinglCoined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.
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