Topic: word of the day: philander

boof started this discussion 1 day ago #132,890

philander --Merriam-Webster
verb
phi·lan·der fə-ˈlan-dər
philandered; philandering fə-ˈlan-d(ə-)riŋ
Synonyms of philander

intransitive verb
: to have casual or illicit sex with a person or with many people
especially : to be sexually unfaithful to one's spouse
—usually used of a man

Etymology
from obsolete philander lover, philanderer, probably from the name Philander
[wiki says: name of the mythological son of the nymph Acacallis and the god Apollo.
In Greek mythology, Philander or Philandros (Ancient Greek: Φίλανδρος, meaning 'loving men') was the son of the nymph Acacallis and Apollo, and the brother of Phylacides. Their mother mated with the god in the house of Carmanor in the city of Tarrha. According to the Elyrians, Phylacides and Philander were suckled by a goat.]

First Known Use
1737, in the meaning defined above

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Don Juan joined in and replied with this 16 hours ago, 8 hours later[^] [v] #1,417,749

I was a bit of a lounge lizard back in my day.

soychan !0WsIEmknHQ joined in and replied with this 8 hours ago, 8 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,417,822

Imagine being so unfathomably BASED that a word for cheating on your spouse is named after you 🤞🤞🤞

boof (OP) replied with this 3 hours ago, 4 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,417,841

drinking direct from the goat, no less

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 3 hours ago, 20 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,417,843

@1,417,822 (soychan !0WsIEmknHQ)

> Imagine being so unfathomably BASED that a word for cheating on your spouse is named after you 🤞🤞🤞

I did that when married and never once did I think of that word. Fun and just more Fun. Accused of doing it so often I decided to give it a try.

Minichan