peoplekind
English
Etymology
From people + -kind. The term was popularized by Justin Trudeau in 2018.
Noun
peoplekind pl (plural only)
- (uncommon, sometimes proscribed) People as a whole; humanity, humankind; a gender-neutral alternative to "mankind".
- 2011, Fredrick James Terriere, End of Man, page 525:
- Adam and Eve caused a rift to come between peoplekind and God.
- 2018 February 6, Rebecca Joseph, “Justin Trudeau’s ‘peoplekind’ remark draws ridicule in U.S. and U.K. media”, in Global News[1], archived from the original on 17 May 2025:
- The morning show devoted a segment to the incident, and interviewed controversial University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson, who slammed his use of the word “peoplekind.”