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monogamish

monogamish adjective: mostly monogamous, but allowing for occasional infidelities.

Adjective

monogamish (not comparable)

  1. Mostly monogamous, but allowing for occasional infidelities.
    • So I've got a new word to describe relationships like yours, mine, and your mom's, IIC: "monogamish." We're mostly monogamous, not swingers, not actively looking. Monogamish.2011 July 20, Dan Savage, “Savage Love: Monogamish”, in The Stranger, retrieved 05 May 2013
    • In their own marriage, Savage and Miller practice being what he calls “monogamish,” allowing occasional infidelities, which they are honest about. Miller was initially opposed to the idea.2011 June 30, Dan Savage, “Married, With Infidelities”, in The New York Times, retrieved 05 May 2013

Origin of monogamish

Blend of monogamous + -ish. Coined by American sex advice columnist and gay rights campaigner Dan Savage in 2011, although earlier coinages seem to have existed and not become popularized.

Questions about monogamish

What does monogamish mean?
Monogamish means mostly monogamous, but allowing for occasional infidelities.
What part of speech is monogamish?
Monogamish is an adjective.

Words near monogamish in the dictionary

  1. monogalloyl
  2. monogalloylated
  3. monogamian
  4. monogamic
  5. monogamies
  6. monogamish
  7. monogamist
  8. monogamistic
  9. monogamists
  10. monogamize
  11. monogamous

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