May-September romance en · NOUN
Etymology
From the metaphor of a year being the lifespan of a person, May being a time of relative youth and September being late in maturity.
Meanings
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A romantic relationship where one partner is significantly older than the other.
And, any hope for nurturing a May to September-style romance at my age would require me to stalk a geriatric ward.
2025 May 24, Jo Ellison, “The exquisite cringe of the age-gap romance”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21:The 40-year-old man and his 20-year-old girlfriend were involved in a May-September romance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| May-September romances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
autumn romance · December bride