two-timing
- adjective
- /ˈtuːˌtaɪmɪŋ/
- NSFW
- Many relationships fail when one partner is caught two-timing the other.
- two-timing husband
- two-timing wife
- two-timing jerk
Examples
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Anna received a letter saying Buster was two-timing her with me.
Fiction book (1990) -
After she found out that he was two-timing her, she ended the relationship immediately.
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She was two-timing me, huh?
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He's two-timing me again .
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No , he's two-timing Lucy .
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Jesse is just a two-timing jerk that got busted.
Blog text (11) -
Perez, stop two-timing Jerry.
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I was heartbroken when I discovered that he was two-timing me with someone else.
Synonyms
Having a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband, wife, or partner
Not faithful to a partner by having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else
Antonyms
How Faithful
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- NSFW
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Two-timing mixes two and timing, so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone trying to 'schedule' time with two lovers at once. So two-timing means cheating on your partner by secretly seeing someone else.