"flingee" meaning in All languages combined

See flingee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flingees [plural]
Etymology: fling + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fling|ee}} fling + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} flingee (plural flingees)
  1. (informal) A person with whom one has a fling, or casual romance. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-flingee-en-noun-v4cFvykK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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