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rivalmance en · NOUN

From rival + -mance.

(qualifier:Dragon Age fandom slang) A romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II.
- I actually like the unhealthy aspects of the rivalmances (and some of the romances) in DA. 2018 February 21, wardsarefunctioning, Reddit:
- Yes, Anders' rivalmance is cruel. I never did it, and I don't plan it (I simply can't imagine). 2017 December 17, CaiusGermanicus, Reddit:
- I preferred the friendmance with Fenris personally, but like with Isabela, the rivalmance is also pretty good. 2019 February 24, KvonLiechtenstein, Reddit:

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rivalmances	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From rival + -mance.

(qualifier:Dragon Age fandom slang) To romance a character in this manner in Dragon Age II.
- i wanted to rivalmance Merrill once but that would cause my heart to explode. 2022 August 28, Vlad_Dracul89, Reddit:
- And finally I would rivalmance Anders by being a hypocritical mage that supported the templars. 2017 December 17, IntoTheCosmo, Reddit:
- I love rivalmancing Anders and Fenris. Brings a lot of tension that I find really sexy lol. 2019 May 10, [deleted user account], Reddit:

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rivalmances	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
rivalmancing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
rivalmanced	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
rivalmanced	Tense=Past	lexicographic