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favorite person

favorite person noun: a person on whom someone with borderline personality disorder is intensely emotionally dependent.

Noun

favorite person (plural favorite persons or favorite people)

  1. (Canada, Internet, US, capitalized, idiomatic, neologism) A person on whom someone with borderline personality disorder is intensely emotionally dependent.
    • So when posting, please try to distinguish when you are talking about a healthy relationship from when you are talking about the unhealthy dynamics involved with having a Favorite Person.2018 June 11, scratch1234, Reddit
    • I hate having a favorite person, because they never care about me half as I do about them.2022 March 23, hydrogen_sulfate, Reddit
    Synonyms:
    FP
  2. (Canada, US) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see favorite, person.

Synonyms of favorite person

Forms of favorite person

pluralfavorite persons
pluralfavorite people

Origin of favorite person

From favorite + person.

Questions about favorite person

What does favorite person mean?
Favorite person means a person on whom someone with borderline personality disorder is intensely emotionally dependent.
What part of speech is favorite person?
Favorite person is a noun.
What is the plural of favorite person?
The plural of favorite person is favorite persons.

Words near favorite person in the dictionary

  1. favorise
  2. favorises
  3. favoristic
  4. favorite
  5. favorite people
  6. favorite person
  7. favorite persons
  8. favorite son
  9. favorite sons
  10. favorited
  11. favoritemost

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