Kismesis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person with whom one shares an intense but adversarial romantic connection based on a feeling of hatred; a nemesis; a rival. countable, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:kismesis."

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:kismesis."

Etymology

Blend of kismet (“fate, destiny”) + nemesis. Coined by American author and webcomic artist Andrew Hussie in Homestuck.

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