Wormgender

Wormgender is a xenogender defined by connection to worms. It is a subset of buggender.

Alternate Names

 * Vermgender

Etymology
Verm- comes from the word vermis, which is the Latin word for worm.

Definitions

 * Wormgender: gender identity in which you feel your gender is more wiggly or wormy than any gendered description. Can be used as wormboy, wormgirl, wormnonbinary, etc. - genderpaquerette, 2019
 * A gender related to worms and the dirt, a gender that is similar to worms in that it feels wiggly, pink, or slimey. Verm comes from the words vermis which is the latin word for worm. - evilwizards, 2019
 * I’m not the first to come up with this, but i had in mind a gender/identity that one feels is connected with worms (and associated things like dirt, decomposition, squirming, etc, and maybe other insect qualities not specific to worms). - misterradio, 2021
 * Overall, wormgender is a gender that’s connected to worms, dirt, having worm related pronouns, etc! - forestquills, 2022
 * WORMGENDER - when your gender is connected to worms! This could mean that your gender feels slimy and dirty, or that worms give you gender envy! - wrightworth-yaoi, 2022

Wormgender has been re-coined several times. Some definitions include connection to dirt, neurodivergence, and other qualities, but all include a connection to worms.

History
Wormgender was coined by tumblr user genderpaquerette on May 13, 2019. The flag was made by the same user and posted alongside the definition. It was accidentally re-coined via beyond-mogai-pride-flags by tumblr user evilwizards later that year, on Dec 28th. The term continued to be re-coined, usually alongside a redesigned flag. Noteable instances include in 2021 by misterradio, in 2022 by forestquills, and again in 2022 by wrightworth-yaoi.

Flags
The original wormgender flag has seven vertical stripes. The stripe meanings are unknown.

The evilwizards flag is four pink stripes. From top to bottom the meanings are nature, love, chaos, and change. The misterradio flag is five stripes, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. They said of the meanings, quote, "...I made the flag with natural colours in mind (blue for sky, green for plants, the browns are for worms and dirt… upside-down it’s a rainbow. not much of a deeper meaning here sorry)..." The forestquills flag is five stripes; Green is for connection to nature, brown for feeling safe in dirt, red for connection to worms, pink for neurodivergence, and light pink for being a silly wiggly creature. The wrightworth-yaoi is nine stripes with a worm emoji in the center. The stripe meanings are unknown.