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two-timing

two-timing

16 8.0
Having a secret romantic or sexual relationship with someone else while you have a partner
  • adjective
  • /ˈtuːˌtaɪmɪŋ/
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  • Many relationships fail when one partner is caught two-timing the other.
  • two-timing husband
  • two-timing wife
  • two-timing jerk

Examples

  • 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.

  • She was two-timing me, huh?

  • He's two-timing me again .

  • No , he's two-timing Lucy .

  • Jesse is just a two-timing jerk that got busted.

    Blog text (11)
  • Perez, stop two-timing Jerry.

  • I was heartbroken when I discovered that he was two-timing me with someone else.

Synonyms

adulterous
vstwo-timing
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14 7.4

Having a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband, wife, or partner

is a broader more casual term for unfaithfulness
cheating
vstwo-timing
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3.5

Not faithful to a partner by having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else

is more informal and idiomatic in tone

Antonyms

14 2.0

The state of being loyal and true to someone, like a friend or pet

How Faithful

faithful
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120 2.1
two-timing
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16 8.0

Surface Forms

two-timing positive

Morphology

two-timing = two-time (transparent) = two + time + ing

The adjective is derived by adding -ing to the verb 'two-time', which is transparently built from 'two' + 'time' meaning having relationships with two people.

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.