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Romeo

//ˈɹoʊmioʊ// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Romance languages.
  2. 2
    One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Conejos County, Colorado.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Macomb County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee.
Noun
  1. 1
    A boyfriend. colloquial

    "Have you met her latest Romeo yet?"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
  3. 3
    an ardent male lover wordnet
  4. 4
    A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.

    "Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance."

  5. 5
    A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
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  1. 6
    A womanizer. derogatory

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

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