FIANCE, FIANCEE
NOUNS – PERSON
► ACQUAINTANCE a sweetheart; a lover; a fiancée → 1879 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FINANCE a fiance, esp. if rich → .c1905 sl.
► GIRLFRIEND a female with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a female partner or lover; a female sweetheart; a fiancée → 1892
► GUY a woman’s boyfriend, fiancé, husband, lover etc. → 1940s Amer. sl.
► O.A.O. one’s sweetheart or fiancée (One And Only) → 1928 students’ sl.
► PASH a fiancée, the woman you enjoy more than a casual relationship with; the primary girlfriend → 1960 US sl.
► POLICE DOG one’s fiancé → 1920s US sl.
► PRÉTENDU an intended husband or wife; a fiancé or fiancée → 1847
► YINK a lover, a sweetheart; one who is engaged to another, a fiancé → 1866 Sc. (Bk.)
► YOUNG LADY a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a (young) wife or fiancée → 1584
► YOUNG MAN a lover, a male sweetheart; a boyfriend, a fiancé → 1589
► YOUNG WOMAN a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a fiancée → 1822