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What does it mean when you say a person has a relationship with a more grown up adult?
What do I call someone who has a sexual relationship with someone much younger than themselves? Their spouse is at …
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interpersonal-relations

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slang

Mathieu Lakmal Asked on March 17, 2021 in Single word requests.
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Is there a word for a low-grade actor/writer/singer/etc who has gained a widespread attention and support?
Why shouldn’t I waste my time listening to an album? A: My friends are huge fans of this singer! One: …
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Færd Asked on March 15, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 10 answers
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What’s a modern alternative idiom to the phrase “Don’t spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar”?
What is the modern alternative idiom to ‘Don’t spoil a ship for a ha’porth of tar’? What is the best …
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Synonyms

John Batty Asked on March 14, 2021 in Synonyms.
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If you asked me to give you a last minute love confession, what is the phrase for that?
I’ve been wanting a word to use in place of the last minute love confession. I need some personal experience. …
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user34812 Asked on March 12, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 2 answers
- 358K votes
A phrase, word, or idiom to describe the person who reviews as an outsider (e.g writer, reviewer) or outsider (odd person).
I am looking for a phrase, word, or idiom to describe my current status in one scenario, which gave me …
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social-interaction

ThoAppelsin Asked on March 11, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 2 answers
- 363K votes
A word for a wild, uneducated, random guess that turns out to be correct.
Sometimes I think an outsider in a conversation who knows not much about the subject makes a random guess about …
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cabellwg Asked on March 7, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 8 answers
- 389K votes
What word describe my feelings?
What word(s) describe the following? Not/ no strong(but little) feeling towards others in general but can be forced “to” how …
emotions

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single-word-requests

Richard Asked on March 7, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 0 answers
- 389K votes
What is it called when something is proven to be false but it is wrongfully stated?
Sometimes one intends to lie and she says something that she thinks it is false. What does she think, and …
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phrase-requests

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user233847 Asked on March 7, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 3 answers
- 396K votes
Can you describe a fully-fledged idea, full-blown idea?
My idea is to write a concise word that describes your life. What would it be? What are some examples …
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user3082 Asked on March 6, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 1 answers
- 400K votes
Word for when friends close to you continue friendships with someone who has done you wrong.
Is there a word for when a person tries to kill an enemy, someone who has done a person the …
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single-word-requests

Challas Rose Asked on March 5, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 4 answers
- 406K votes

STOP!