-cenic: a suffix to denote that something is central to, at the heart of, or otherwise part of a gender
-coric was coined to denote that a gender is related to a -core aesthetic - for example, kidcoric is related to the aesthetic kidcore. the original coiner has expressed displeasure at people using -coric to simply denote that a gender is related to something, as that is not the intended definition and use of the suffix.
i previously coined -aesic to be an alternative to -coric for aesthetigenders that don’t fit the -coric definition. you can check out that post for more info on what -core aesthetics are and situations in which -coric is not appropriate, but -aesic is. however, -aesic is not the only solution needed to prevent the misuse of -coric, as it’s only a suffix for aesthetigenders. people still coin genders using the -coric suffix that are not related to aesthetic experiences at all.
thus, i’m proposing -cenic, which is a suffix that one can use to denote that something is central to, at the heart of, or otherwise part of a gender. basically, this suffix can be used for whatever you want! i wanted this suffix to be/do a few things: short and sweet, like -coric; easy to pronounce, like -coric; and evoke similar imagery to -coric. -cenic is the same number of letters and syllables, is pronounced as ‘sen-ick’, and is derived from the word ‘center’, since the core of something is its center!
i’ll give an example of three different gender experiences - one which -coric can be used for, one which -aesic can be used for, and one which -cenic can be used for:
your gender is related to dollcore. this can be called dollcoric!
your gender is aesthetically related to dolls in some way, but not the dollcore aesthetic specifically. this can be called dollaesic!
your gender is related to dolls in literally any other way. this can be called dollcenic!
basically, use this suffix for literally anything you want. just please stop misusing -coric!
