micro-cheat

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micro-cheat

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From micro- + cheat.

verb micro-cheats · micro-cheating · micro-cheated

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".

noun micro-cheats

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.
Similar: micro-cheater
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."

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@misc{micro_cheat_2026,
  title = {micro-cheat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/micro-cheat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}