We're a throuple.
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Throuple
//ˈθɹʌp.əl//
Synonyms for "throuple"
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Translations
11 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- triella noun (three partners)
Finnish
2 entries- kolmiosuhde noun (three partners)
- kolmoissuhde noun (three partners)
French
1 entries- trouple noun (three partners)
Hungarian
1 entries- (édes) hármas noun (three partners)
Italian
1 entries- troppia noun (three partners)
Polish
3 entries- ménage à trois noun (three partners)
- tryplet noun (three partners)
- trójkąt noun (three partners)
Portuguese
1 entries- trisal noun (three partners)
Spanish
1 entries- trieja noun (three partners)
Sample sentences
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The Air Force veteran fatally shot by police during last week’s US Capitol riot had been in a “throuple” with her husband and their live-in girlfriend, according to reports.
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Nearly a year ago, I began dating two friends — I’ll call them Rachel and Dave — who were already themselves in a relationship. We all had no experience with polyamory. The throuple ended fairly quickly, with no one being at fault; the other two continued to date but broke up not too long afterward.
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But among all the throuples, polycules and nesting partners, there exists another category of polyamory that still throws many for a loop: solo polyamory, or having concurrent intimate relationships while maintaining independence.
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