monogamish
adjEtymology
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.
Definitions
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.
- 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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA