love-shy
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love-shy
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From love + shy. Attributed to late sociologist Brian G. Gilmartin.
adjective love-shier · love-shyer · love-shiest · love-shyest · loveshy
- Ineffectual at courtship or attaining sexual intercourse.
noun love-shys · loveshy
- A person, especially a man, who is ineffectual at courtship.
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title = {love-shy},
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