Meaning of significant-othered | Babel Free

Definitions

Having a significant other.

not-comparable, rare

Examples

“But along the way, the hunk lost his job and moved; and my roommate and her husband separated, so none of them are coming. :( And now, I think⟳ I'm the only single or non-significant-othered person who'll be there...”

“Three women are college professors; a few didn’t get⟳ any farther than high school. We represent⟳ the married, widowed, single, significant-othered, divorced; some have⟳ children, grandchildren, even great-grandchildren.”

“The time draws near when pink and red creep⟳ insidiously into the periphery, jewelry retailers go into overdrive and drugstore aisles burst⟳ with cherubs for the one holiday of the year that separates the singletons from the significant-othered.”

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