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A pronoun for someone you once introduced as 'the one.'
means A former partner — spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend — from a relationship that has ended.
from Short for the Latin prefix 'ex-,' meaning 'out of' or 'former,' the same piece that turns a president into an ex-president. English speakers started clipping it into a standalone noun in the 20th century, letting one tiny syllable carry the whole weight of a breakup.
- etymology
- latin prefix meaning out of or former
- math usage
- also the universal symbol for unknown
- social media
- the only person you still check unannounced
- marks spots
- and also where you buried feelings