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ex-boyfriend

noun

Etymology

From ex- + boyfriend.

  1. derived from *preyH-✻ — “to please; to love”
  2. inherited from *frijōndz✻ — “friend, loved one”
  3. inherited from *friund✻
  4. inherited from frēond
  5. inherited from freend
  6. formed as boyfriend — “boy + friend”
  7. prefixed as ex-boyfriend — “ex + boyfriend”

Definitions

  1. A former boyfriend.

    • I wish my ex-boyfriend wouldn't text me so often!
    • My girlfriend's mad at me right now. Last night during sex I yelled the name of her ex-boyfriend. Nice fella!

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA