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Cis is just a Latin prefix that means "on the same side of", and is the opposite of trans, which means "on the other side of".
I.e. your gender identity is the same as what you were assigned at birth, therefore cis.
Another prefix that would fit well, as it means "the same as/equal/alike" would be homo.
Perhaps we should indulge Elon's wishes and instead use the term homogender or homo, for short. I'm sure he'd love that.
I like the way you think! I'm cisgender but would totally accept homogender. Plus, homogender homosapien has a nice ring to it.
I honestly think the only way the word cis would be allowed on twitter is if some moron decided to weaponize it and start calling trans folks cisphobic or something. Then act like it's some sort of brilliant "gotcha" moment because these people are not only genuinely stupid but also hellbent on embodying all the worst parts of humanity.
Only then would the butthole licker of trolls known as Elon Musk accept term.
I'm still sad that we didn't use 'Ultra', which means 'beyond' or 'on the far side of'. Huge missed opportunity to be called Ultragender instead.