Definition of a fatal attraction

fatal attraction

noun

• someone who will not allow a relationship to end. Origin: the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction.

  She is a fatal attraction.

  • See more words with the same meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other.
  • See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.

  Last edited on Feb 01 2003. Submitted by Joshua S. from Newport, KY 41071, USA on Feb 01 2003.

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Other terms relating to 'boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other':
Yoko Ono	Definitions include: Yoko Ono, the partner of The Beatles member John Lennon.
GF	Definitions include: acronym for "girlfriend".
bum chum	Definitions include: a male homosexual's sexual partner.
boyfriend	Definitions include: a male significant other.
see	Definitions include: to date.
babygirl	Definitions include: girlfriend.
old lady	Definitions include: female significant other, such as a girlfriend or wife.
missus, the	Definitions include: one's wife.
bby	Definitions include: "baby".
old ball and chain, the	Definitions include: a significant other.
IBF	Definitions include: "Internet BF", i.e. "Internet Boyfriend".
ex	Definitions include: a person with whom one is no longer in a relationship.
lovebird	Definitions include: two or more people sharing mutual love.
BF	Definitions include: "boyfriend."
FWB	Definitions include: acronym for "friends with benefits".
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Other terms relating to 'gross, disgusting, creepy':
like *ss pie	Definitions include: disgustingly.
grody	Definitions include: gross.
sick	Definitions include: great; amazing; "cool"; "awesome".
gnarly	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
raunchy	Definitions include: nasty, gross, disgusting, revolting, etc. Also raunchy-licious.
not mind safe	Definitions include: extremely disturbing.
nastafied	Definitions include: gross.
kicking	Definitions include: stylish; "smooth".
give the skeeves	Definitions include: to make a person feel creepy.
skeeve	Definitions include: a gross, creepy, etc. person.
toilet	Definitions include: inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality.
skeezy	Definitions include: gross or creepy.
perv	Definitions include: "pervert."
give the wiggins	Definitions include: "the creeps"; "the chills".
barf	Definitions include: to vomit.
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Slang terms with the same root words

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on the grease	Definitions include: in disfavor, in trouble, avoiding a person as a temporary punishment
SAF	Definitions include: "single Asian female".
know sh*t from Shinola	Definitions include: to be intelligent.
read between the lines	Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext.
People's Republic of Berkeley	Definitions include: nickname for the very liberal city of Berkeley, CA, USA.
If that's what you want to do	Definitions include: go ahead and do that, even though I don't agree.
Jaysus	Definitions include: Irish slang for Jesus but used when not wanting to offend religiously, mild.
yute	Definitions include: Nonstandard pronunciation of youth [JM, UK, CAN].
helmet hair	Definitions include: hair that has been put awry by wearing a helmet.
yewy	Definitions include: a U-turn.

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