sologamy

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noun

Marriage to oneself.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounsologamy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMarriage to oneself.

    The first time since the sologamy ceremony that they'd been able to have a book club meeting with Claire. Ally marveled over the month that had passed since marrying herself. In hindsight, she'd thrown herself into sologamy with just as much […]

    2017, Kylie Gilmore, Mess With Me: Happy Endings Book Club Series, Book 6, Extra Fancy Books, →ISBN
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    For example, an Italian woman named Laura Mesi recently drew supportive nods, raised eyebrows, and media attention aplenty for her sologamy ritual. With 70 guests, a wedding cake, a honeymoon (solomoon?) in Egypt, and presumably a huge bill, Mesi’s commitment to herself had every trapping of a “normal” wedding — except a partner.

    2017 October 21, Mark Peters, “The ‘sologamy’ trend: ‘Love yourself’ is more than just good advice”, in Boston Globe

Origin

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