Dictionary

personals en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of personal
   form of personal
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, dated) Short for personal advertisements, sometimes collectively known as a personal column.
   alt of personal advertisements
   alt of sometimes collectively known as a personal column
3. (rare) Personal matters; matters which are peculiar or proper to private concerns.
   • "A pardon, Mr. Preston! Ah! A pardon, please!" the Englishman apologized at once. "I say, I did not intend to pry into personals, really," he protested. "And really, you know," he continued, "if you see how I meant it, it was not personal after all," he argued. 1909, Edwin Balmer, Waylaid by Wireless: A Suspicion, a Warning, a Sporting Proposition, and a Transatlantic Pursuit, page 113:

Deriveds

telepersonals