metamour

American

[met-uh-moor] / ˈmɛt əˌmʊər /

noun

(among polyamorous people) a romantic or sexual partner of one's own romantic or sexual partner.

I'm not dating her, but she's my boyfriend's girlfriend, so we are metamours.

Etymology

Origin of metamour

First recorded in 1995–2000; meta- ( def. ) + (par)amour ( def. )

Example Sentences

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A "metamour" refers to your partner's partner, and "compersion" refers to a sense of happiness you feel for a partner who is happy with another partner.

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