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In a closed polyamorous relationship where two people are NOT involved with eachother but are both involved with a third person, this third person is known as the hinge.

This comes from the visual of a hinge, with two things connected to it but not to eachother and still functioning as a whole.

This could be considered the opposite of a unicorn.
In Alex, Jaden, and Morgan's throuple, Alex is the hinge.

My crush turned out to be gay but he says he would totally share a hinge with me and I'm DOWN! Time to find us a man.
Hinge by BluenetteofTroy May 28, 2021
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Hinge by FurryNotFury September 6, 2023
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A dating app for married or separated-but-still-technically-married women to cheat on their husbands, but say that they are "not ready" to date someone once they get that "D".
I met her on Hinge. It'll be fun for a little bit.
Hinge by Paratork January 5, 2025
Some men act as thought they have no nuts, so they almost have a minge? His minge? A hinge?
Kick that lefty in the hinge, hard!
Hinge by bendad2000 March 24, 2026

hinge end 

A slang term used to describe your peredium. (see peredium)
She sucked it to the hinge end
hinge end by D-BUCK May 13, 2005

Hinge Head 

Being absolutely awful everywhere, no one loves you.
A slightly better version of this is a Motor Head.
Dave is no longer just a Motor Head, he's now a Hinge Head.
Hinge Head by ClownJuice February 14, 2022

Hinge Penis 

A penis which swings on a hinge allowing for the optimum angle if the male is off center to the female. Great for situations when one does not simply wish to move left or right, they may just swing their penis.
"Man, I wish I didn't have to move right now." "Its ok honey, I can just swing my hinge penis."
Hinge Penis by lost_and_lonely October 8, 2012