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rivalmance

rivalmance noun: a romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II.

Noun

rivalmance (plural rivalmances)

  1. (Dragon Age fandom slang) A romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II.
    • Yes, Anders' rivalmance is cruel. I never did it, and I don't plan it (I simply can't imagine).2017 December 17, CaiusGermanicus, Reddit
    • I actually like the unhealthy aspects of the rivalmances (and some of the romances) in DA.2018 February 21, wardsarefunctioning, Reddit
    Antonyms:
    friendmance

Verb

rivalmance (third-person singular simple present rivalmances, present participle rivalmancing, simple past and past participle rivalmanced)

  1. (Dragon Age fandom slang) To romance a character in this manner in Dragon Age II.
    • And finally I would rivalmance Anders by being a hypocritical mage that supported the templars.2017 December 17, IntoTheCosmo, Reddit
    • I love rivalmancing Anders and Fenris. Brings a lot of tension that I find really sexy lol.2019 May 10, [deleted user account], Reddit
    Antonyms:
    friendmance

Examples of rivalmance in a sentence

  • I preferred the friendmance with Fenris personally, but like with Isabela, the rivalmance is also pretty good.2019 February 24, KvonLiechtenstein, Reddit:
  • i wanted to rivalmance Merrill once but that would cause my heart to explode.2022 August 28, Vlad_Dracul89, Reddit:

Antonyms of rivalmance

Forms of rivalmance

Noun
pluralrivalmances
Verb
third-person singular presentrivalmances
present participlerivalmancing
past participlerivalmanced
pastrivalmanced

Origin of rivalmance

From rival + -mance.

Questions about rivalmance

What does rivalmance mean?
Rivalmance means a romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II.
How do you use rivalmance in a sentence?
I preferred the friendmance with Fenris personally, but like with Isabela, the rivalmance is also pretty good.
What part of speech is rivalmance?
Rivalmance can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of rivalmance?
The plural of rivalmance is rivalmances.

Words near rivalmance in the dictionary

  1. rivalizes
  2. rivalizing
  3. rivalled
  4. rivalless
  5. rivalling
  6. rivalmance
  7. rivalries
  8. rivalrous
  9. rivalrously
  10. rivalrousness
  11. rivalry

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