Relationships Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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crotch dumpling n. I probably shouldn’t be a mother. At least I didn’t refer to it as a crotch dumpling or placenta mooch like I call other people’s kids. [English Relationships Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 13, 2007)

crotch fruit n. Child-free groups display a startling antagonism toward kids, referring to them as “anklebiters,” “crib lizards,” “crotch fruit,” “fartlings,” “germ mongers,” “semen demons,” “vomit comets,” “spawn,” and “sprogs.” [English Relationships Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 10, 2005)

crotchfruit n. I wasn’t consulted about my point of view re: your wanting to spawn, so why should I have to suffer the results of your popping some crotchfruit? [English Relationships Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 10, 2005)

cuddle hormone n. It is hardly surprising—oxytocin, also known as the “cuddle” hormone, is released by both men and women at sexual orgasm. [English Biology Relationships Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Sep. 2, 2006)

date out v. phr. Black women around the country also are reconsidering deep-seated reservations toward interracial relationships, reservations rooted in America’s history of slavery and segregation. They’re taking cues from their favorite stars—from actress Shar Jackson to tennis pro Venus Williams—as well as support blogs, how-to books and interracially themed novels telling them it’s OK to “date out.” [English Race Relationships] [full cite] (Aug. 28, 2007)

de facto n. One’s unmarried partner is referred to as the de facto husband or wife by some authorities. This has passed into Australian casual usage, in contrast to other English-speaking countries, as the slang term defacto to refer to one’s significant other. e.g. “This is my defacto, Rachael”. This is equivalent to the term common-law husband or wife in other countries of the British Commonwealth and in the U.S. [English Relationships] [full cite] (May. 2, 2004)

dormcest n. When asked if living together has brought sexual tension into their friendship, Mr. Danzig said “no” flatly, and Dewar said the same, emphatically. Neither report any awkward or indelicate moments, but when both genders use the same bathroom on the floor not much remains secret. Dating neighbors—known as “hallcest” or “dormcest”—is courting disaster given such close quarters, says Danzig. [English Education Relationships Sex & Sexuality Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 4, 2007)

double cousin n. The couple celebrates with both families at once, since Zeba Shah’s husband’s brother is married to her sister.…Children conceived from such unions, often called “double cousins” because they’re first cousins twice over, are genetically more similar than cousins, but share fewer genes than siblings. They also have the same two sets of grandparents. [English Relationships] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2006)

double-high n. When there are followers, there must be leaders and this is the second kind of authoritarian personality that has been studied in only recent years. The most extreme of these are what John Dean refers to as double-highs; these are people who rank high both as leaders and as followers. He describes double-highs as people who are absolutely ruthless and without conscience; people who will do anything to take control. They value power for power’s sake and for the sake of their own personal ambition. [English Relationships] [full cite] (Feb. 19, 2008)

dual-centric adj. One week a woman might put work over family, and the next, family over work. That’s called “dual-centric,” a term coined by the Families and Work Institute. [English Employment Relationships Jargon] [full cite] (May. 10, 2004)

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