Flirtship

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A friendship which involves flirting but that has not yet progressed into a serious relationship. informal

    "Drgnan suggested, "You might sit beside me instead of on me. My legs are falling asleep." ¶ "Okay," said Madigan, "is that one of your monklike secret sayings, in which you mean that you don't know how to go forward in our flirtship, or is it—""

Example

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"Drgnan suggested, "You might sit beside me instead of on me. My legs are falling asleep." ¶ "Okay," said Madigan, "is that one of your monklike secret sayings, in which you mean that you don't know how to go forward in our flirtship, or is it—""

Etymology

From flirt + -ship.

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