sweethearting en · NOUN
Etymology
From sweetheart + -ing.
Meanings
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(dated, uncountable, usually) Courting; lovemaking.
She met her sweethearts on the street, at the soda fountain, in that trysting place for juvenile sweetheartings, the far corner of the post-office corridor.
2022, Irvin S. Cobb, Sundry Accounts:
- (uncountable, usually) Theft by employees at the cash register, for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweetheartings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |