单词 | bidie-in |
释义 | bidie-inn. Scottish colloquial (originally north-eastern). A person who lives with his or her partner in a non-marital relationship; a cohabiting partner. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > one who co-inhabits > outside marriage domestic partner1815 bide-in1916 bidie-in1916 cohabiter1942 shack-job1946 cohabitee1955 shack-up1969 live-in1977 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > cohabitation > one who star boarder1875 tallyman1876 tallywoman1890 bide-in1916 bidie-in1916 cohabiter1942 shack-job1946 cohabitee1955 shack-up1969 live-in1977 1916 J. Milne Word-list in Sc. National Dict. (1931) I. 120/2 [Aberdeenshire] Bide in, a person who lives with another without marriage. Bidie in, familiar of above. 1979 Let. in Daily Tel. 26 Jan. 14 Our term for an unmarried co-habitant is a ‘bidie-inn’. This word has many advantages, including that of sexual neutrality. 1992 A. Greig Electric Brae xiii. 121 I just want to be a decent artist, a good human being—and a loving bidie-in. Is that asking too much? 2018 @MuffetRBoyle 9 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Are people really anxious to ‘make an announcement’ of their engagement esp when their fiancée has been their bidie-in for yonks?! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916 |
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