quoiromantic
quoiromantic adjective: unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself.
Adjective
quoiromantic (comparative more quoiromantic, superlative most quoiromantic)
- Unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself.
- They listened to me and didn't talk about my gender and sexuality issues when I didn't bring it up. They also never said anything rude or judged me for the alternative or feminine clothes I started to wear. (16, agender/man, grey-asexual/sensual, grey-aromantic, demisexual/sensual, demiromantic...2017 February, Paul Byron, Sophia Rasmussen, Dani Wright Toussaint, Roanna Lobo, Kerry Robinson, Brett Paradise, ‘You learn from each other’: LGBTIQ Young People’s Mental Health Help-seeking and the...
- For a while, I thought I might be quoiromantic because of the frustration and confusion I felt about how subjective romantic attraction is.2018, Christina Lang, Intimacy and Desire Through the Lens of an Aro-Ace Woman of Color, Bates College, page 69
- Synonyms:
- WTFromantic
Synonyms of quoiromantic
Forms of quoiromantic
| comparative | more quoiromantic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most quoiromantic |
Origin of quoiromantic
Learned borrowing from French quoi (“what”) + romantic. Coined as a non-vulgar synonym of WTFromantic.
Questions about quoiromantic
- What does quoiromantic mean?
- Quoiromantic means unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself.
- What part of speech is quoiromantic?
- Quoiromantic is an adjective.
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