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Palimony

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship. uncountable

    "Who won, huh? Nobody. Used to be sex was the only free thing, No longer. Alimony… palimony… it's all financial. Love is an illusion."

  2. 2
    support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends wordnet

Etymology

Blend of pal (“close friend”) + alimony (“maintenance”). Coined by celebrity divorce lawyer Marvin Mitchelson in 1977 in suit of his client Michelle Triola Marvin against the actor Lee Marvin.

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