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Crypticgender
other name: ciphergender
Crypticgender is a gender identity or modifier defined as a gender that, to others or to one's self, is hard to decipher, layered, difficult to explain, etc. In some cases, the person is aware of what gender they are, but other people might not understand or they may simply choose to not explain it further.
It's based around cryptic messages and ciphers, knowing and understanding your gender is like knowing the keyword or original message.
It's not inherently a xenogender or nonbinary, but can be used that way. Simply depends on how and why it's being used.
Etymoly
Cryptic: from the English word "cryptic", derived from the Greek "kryptikos", meaning "hidden, to hide"
Flag
( ID: a five stripe flag. From top to bottom: dark brown, dark red, light orange, gray and light green. End ID )
Brown: meant to resemble the color of dark wood, both for the mystery and more "cryptid" element and for the material found in certain cryptography machines
Red: meant to resemble old encyclopedias, for the knowledge aspect
Orange: close to bronze / gold, also found in old cryptography equipment, specially relating to the Caesar cipher
Gray: close to silver, meant to resemble metal, technology and wires
Green: meant to resemble modern coding and technology once again
