Permasingle

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consistently unsuccessful at courtship; protractedly single. not-comparable

    "[…] I think he's right because all the nice guys I know are permasingle." Permasingle? Is that like permafrost? "That's what I call anyone who hasn't had a steady girlfriend or boyfriend for years.""

Example

More examples

"[…] I think he's right because all the nice guys I know are permasingle." Permasingle? Is that like permafrost? "That's what I call anyone who hasn't had a steady girlfriend or boyfriend for years.""

Etymology

From perma- + single.

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