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sweethearting

noun

Etymology

From sweetheart + -ing.

  1. inherited from swete heorte,swete hert
  2. suffixed as sweethearting — “sweetheart + ing”

Definitions

  1. Courting

    Courting; lovemaking.

    • She met her sweethearts on the street, at the soda fountain, in that trysting place for juvenile sweetheartings, the far corner of the post-office corridor.

  2. Theft by employees at the cash register, for example by giving away merchandise to…

    Theft by employees at the cash register, for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family.

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