TagRelationships

GFE

GFE  n.— «Is a one-hour fantasy relationship (i.e., the feeling that you really have a relationship—other than the physical and economic) part of the GFE? Is just pure sexual endulgement inconsistent with the experience?» —“GFE...

de-hyphenate

de-hyphenate  v.— «In the patois of regional politics, the Washington deal “de-hyphenates” India and Pakistan, giving New Delhi a different relationship to Washington—as a power in its own right, not a weight to be balanced...

somaticizer

somaticizer  n.— «Early after its inception in the mid-1940s, the Kaiser Permanente HMO in Northern California discovered that 60 percent of physician visits were by patients who had no physical disease. The relationship between emotional...

mecenat

mecenat  n.— «The Korean Business Council for the Arts, a private nonprofit group founded in 1994 to foster relationships between businesses and the arts communities, conducted a survey of 500 domestic companies and cultural foundations to...

co-mama

co-mama  n.— «There are other words that may be more appropriate to describe the relationship between a first wife and a second wife. Co-mama is a good one, but some moms who are not ready to share the title may find that word choice...

counterpartner

counterpartner  n.— «Have you chosen a new name for your relationship with each other? My sister calls her former husband’s current wife her “wife-in-law.”…We often refer to each other as “counterpartners.” A...