MX
see also: Mx
Noun

MX

  1. (Internet) Abbreviation of mail exchanger.
  2. (motorcycling) Abbreviation of motocross#English|motocross.
  3. (philately) on early British stamps, Maltese Cross cancellation mark.
Related terms
Mx
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /mɪks/, /mʌks/
Noun

MX

  1. (LGBT, uncommon) A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr#English|Mr (Mister#English|Mister), Mrs#English|Mrs (Mistress#English|Mistress), etc.
    • 2013, Heinz Duthel, Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand’s Got Talent, Books on Demand (2013), ISBN 9783848232000, page 84 ↗:
      It has been proposed that in addition to the honorific Mr. for male and Ms. for female, that the honorific Mx. be used for intersexuals […]
    • 2014, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (ed. Laura Erickson-Schroth), Oxford University Press (2014), ISBN 9780199325351, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EuB_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA559&dq=%22(+Mx+Justin+Vivian+Bond%22 page 559]:
      One of the most well-known gender nonconforming cabaret artists (who now works primarily in full length cabaret shows) is Mx Justin Vivian Bond.
    • 2015, Elizabeth A. Harris, "Barnard College, After Much Discussion, Decides to Accept Transgender Women ↗", The New York Times, 4 June 2015:
      “I think the thing that was most surprising was how supportive and gung-ho a lot older alums were,” said Mx. LoSchiavo, who graduated this year (and would have been admitted under the new policy, having identified as a female at the time of application).
Noun
  1. (medicine) Management.



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