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unboyfriend

noun

Etymology

From un- + 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 unboyfriend — “un + boyfriend”

Definitions

  1. A man who is not one's boyfriend (but who might be desirable boyfriend material).

The neighborhood

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