oneitis

O1N1E1I1T1I1S1
/wʌnˈaɪtɪs/

noun

Attraction towards a single potential partner to the exclusion of other possible partners.

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Meanings

nounoneitis (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableAttraction towards a single potential partner to the exclusion of other possible partners.

    But in the past eight months, I hadn't felt even a tremor of oneitis. In fact, every woman I met seemed disposable and replaceable.

    2011, Neil Strauss, The Game and Rules of the Game
    1 more example

    Oneitis is more likely to attack chicks than dudes for reasons of biological conditioning, habitation, mother-child relationship and other scientific crap.

    2008, Zander Martin, The Players

Origin

From one + -itis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inositesinoite
Cite this entry
APA

oneitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneitis

MLA

“oneitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oneitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneitis.

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