Etymology

quoiromantic

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Today it means: Unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself. Full definition →

French quoi
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  1. French · learned borrowing fromquoi“what”
  2. English todayquoiromantic

Learned borrowing from French quoi (“what”) + romantic. Coined as a non-vulgar synonym of WTFromantic.

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