"propink" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: propinks [present, singular, third-person], propinking [participle, present], propinked [participle, past], propinked [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from propinquity. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|propinquity}} Back-formation from propinquity Head templates: {{en-verb}} propink (third-person singular simple present propinks, present participle propinking, simple past and past participle propinked)
  1. (humorous) To have the effect of propinquity with regards to closeness and familiarity leading to romantic feelings. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-propink-en-verb-ScpXu1hr Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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