"gandermooner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gandermooners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gandermooner (plural gandermooners)
  1. (rare) A man who pursues other women during the later months of his partner's pregnancy. Tags: rare Related terms: gander month
    Sense id: en-gandermooner-en-noun-tF9KL0uQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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