Maverique
A gender that is its own thing, neither masculine, feminine nor neutral.
Maverique describes a gender that exists independently of the masculine–feminine axis altogether, and is not neutral either. It is not an absence and not a midpoint: it is a positive presence of something else.
It was coined in 2014 by Vesper H., who wanted a word for a gender that was clearly there and clearly not describable using any of the existing reference points.
That is what separates it from agender, neutrois and androgyne. Agender is absence, neutrois is neutrality, androgyne is a blend. Maverique is none of those and is not on the same scale.
Maverique is not a point between masculine and feminine
The instinct is to place every gender somewhere on a line with man at one end and woman at the other, and neutral in the middle. Maverique is off that line entirely.
It is also not an absence. Agender describes having no gender; maverique describes having one that the usual vocabulary cannot locate.
Saying it well
Say this
- I am maverique.
- Not masculine, not feminine, and not neutral either.
- Maverique, which is its own thing.
- There is something there. It is just not on that axis.
Not this
- So you are agender
- That is just nonbinary with extra steps
- Neutral, then
- So it is in between
Questions people actually ask
What does maverique mean?
Having a gender that is independent of masculine, feminine and neutral alike.
Who coined the word?
Vesper H., in 2014.
Is maverique the same as agender?
No. Agender is the absence of gender; maverique is the presence of one that does not fit the usual axis.