Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permasingle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-mas-in-gle
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consistently unsuccessful at courtship; protractedly single.

Example Sentences

"[…] I think he's right because all the nice guys I know are permasingle." Permasingle? Is that like permafrost? "That's what I call anyone who hasn't had a steady girlfriend or boyfriend for years.""
"Of course, I hid my depression extremely well – my unhappiness with my body and my perma-single status only ever came out in public as a self-deprecating joke, and I was good enough at those that people usually laughed instead of frowning […]"
"One of the awkward things about being permasingle is how it makes other people feel bad for you."

Etymology

From perma- + single.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: perma

Questions

What does permasingle mean?: Consistently unsuccessful at courtship; protractedly single.
Where does permasingle come from?: From perma- + single.

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