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micro-cheat en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- + cheat.

Meanings

  1. A person who micro-cheats.
    • Here, LYNSEY CLARKE presents a quiz which will reveal if you are a micro-cheat, a mini-flirt or mega-loyal. 2018 January 16, Lynsey Clarke, “Are you a micro-cheat, a mini-flirt or mega-loyal?”, in The Sun:
  2. An instance of micro-cheating.
    • New York–based relationship and etiquette expert of Relationship Advice Forum, April Masini, tells Bustle. "Sleeping with someone else is not a micro-cheat. That’s a flat-out betrayal." 2018 April 27, Amanda Chatel, “How To Talk To A Partner About Micro-Cheating”, in Bustle:
    • But keep in mind, polyamory and open relationships need to be things both partners want, and require just as much if not more work than a monogamous partnership. In other words, it should never be used to turn a micro-cheat into a macro without getting into trouble. 2019 February 11, Jessica Goodman, Julia Pugachevsky, Mel Evans, “Here's How to Know If You're Micro-Cheating”, in Cosmopolitan:

Forms

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micro-cheats Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

micro-cheater

micro-cheat en · VERB

Etymology

From micro- + cheat.

Meanings

  1. To show signs of attraction or focus on someone other than one's romantic partner.
    • There are plenty of different ways to micro-cheat on your partner. One of the prime examples is by going through someone's social media profile and liking old pictures of them – known as a "deep like". 2018 March 23, Lauren Windle, “What is ‘micro-cheating’? How liking old Facebook photos and suggestive emojis could threaten to ruin relationships”, in The Sun:
    • But while physical cheating is publicly condemned and clear-cut enough to identify, there's a "tinier" form of cheating that can sting just as much: micro-cheating. 2019 February 11, Jessica Goodman, Julia Pugachevsky, Mel Evans, “Here's How to Know If You're Micro-Cheating”, in Cosmopolitan:

Forms

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micro-cheated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
micro-cheated Tense=Past lexicographic
micro-cheats Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
micro-cheating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

micro-cheater