quirkyalone

English

Etymology

quirky + alone; coined in 2000 by To-Do List magazine publisher Sasha Cagen in a magazine article in Utne Reader.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɜki.ələʊn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɝki.əloʊn/
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Noun

quirkyalone (plural quirkyalones)

  1. Someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple.

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