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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reverse harem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
re-verse harem
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of someone's boyfriends and/or husbands in a polygamous household.

noun

A situation in anime and manga in which a woman is the love interest of three or more men.

Etymology

So called because a traditional harem involves one man and multiple women.

Inflected Forms

reverse harems (plural)

Questions

What does reverse harem mean?
A group of someone's boyfriends and/or husbands in a polygamous household.
Where does reverse harem come from?
So called because a traditional harem involves one man and multiple women.

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