dinahn.
/ˈdʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈdaɪnə/ slang.
A man's sweetheart or favourite woman.
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the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend
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1898 in M. Davitt Life & Progr. Austral. xxxv. 192 And his lady love's his ‘donah’, Or his ‘dinah’, or his ‘tart’.
1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 109/2 Dinah, a favourite woman; e.g. ‘Is Mary your Dinah?’
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