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Word of the Day - Leman

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leman

Pronunciation: /ˈliːmən//ˈlɛmən/
noun
archaic
1 A lover or sweetheart.
1.1 An illicit lover, especially a mistress.

Origin
Middle English lēofman, from lēof (see lief)+ man.

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Chazz laughed when he thought about it. Lucy, his leman, turned out to be a lemon. Marge was a keeper, though.

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