high manimony
- noun
- Neologism
- After his divorce, he struggled to keep up with the high manimony payments each month.
Examples
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The judge's decision resulted in unexpectedly high manimony for the ex-husband.
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After the settlement, she received a high manimony from her ex-husband.
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Many men are concerned about the possibility of having to pay high manimony after a lengthy marriage.
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John has to pay a high manimony after his divorce.
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After his divorce, he struggled to keep up with the high manimony payments each month.
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Many men are concerned about the possibility of having to pay high manimony after a lengthy marriage.
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The judge's decision resulted in unexpectedly high manimony for the ex-husband.
Synonyms
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Money a court orders one partner to pay the other after divorce to help them
Money a man receives from his ex-wife after a divorce by court order
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
high + manimony
The second constituent 'manimony' is not a recognized lexical item, so knowing 'high' alone does not allow a B1 learner to infer the precise legal-payment meaning. The form appears to be a nonce or blend (e.g., echoing 'alimony' with 'man'), a language-specific coinage whose sense is unpredictable from its parts, making it opaque to learners.
Etymology
The phrase high manimony may come from mixing man and alimony, creating the image of a very tall pile of money a man must give after a divorce. So, it means 'a large amount of money a man must pay to his former spouse after divorce'.