Monogamish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Mostly monogamous, but allowing for occasional infidelities. not-comparable
"So I've got a new word to describe relationships like yours, mine, and your mom's, IIC: "monogamish." We're mostly monogamous, not swingers, not actively looking. Monogamish."
Example
More examples"So I've got a new word to describe relationships like yours, mine, and your mom's, IIC: "monogamish." We're mostly monogamous, not swingers, not actively looking. Monogamish."
Etymology
Blend of monogamous + -ish. Coined by American sex advice columnist and gay rights campaigner Dan Savage in 2011, although earlier coinages seem to have existed and not become popularized.
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