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familiamance

Noun Combined word from Latin familia (family) and romance

A strong, mutually-consenting, relationship between a male and female non-biological step-siblings that is legal within the jurisdiction they reside. It may or may not have a sexual element.

The term familiance does not apply in cases where it is legally described as incest.. It doesn't apply when the relationship is more aptly described as child abuse.

Entomology: Framilian is a derived word that orginated with the word bromance. Bromance is a portmanteau of the words bro or brother and romance. Editor Dave Carnie coined the term in the skateboard magazine Big Brother in the 1990s to refer specifically to the sort of relationships that develop between skaters who spent a great deal of time together. The word was intended for only platonic friendships so a second word framance was coined to described a similar relationship with a sexual element.

Female equivalent words that were coined were sismance, for a platonic relationship, and soromance for one with a sexual element.

Same sex step-sibling relationships with a sexual element, where it is legal, and where one or both is really straight are better described as a framance or soromance. Same sex step-sibling relationships, where it is legal, and both are gay or lesbian are better described using the terms gay-romance or lesbian-romance.
After they both turned 18 the two step-siblings could legally marry after their long familiamance.
by pbmaise October 2, 2011
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familiated

being humiliated by your own family alone yourself. Usually you're in that one place where the humiliation begins.
Me: "I know right, you should've walk carefully in your own home."
Friend: "I know right, i fell horribly and now I'm being familiated. Like, Always."
by Truly Amazin' January 1, 2013
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familiarbroccoli

familiarbroccoli is a user on tiktok that is constantly down outrageous for almond cookie.
tbh one of my funniest mutuals
yo mama: who’s that one hornkee person that likes a cookie that’s the embodiment of prince Philip?
man titties: oh, that’s familiarbroccoli
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familiarity filter

The "familiarity filter" refers to the phenomenon where children are more inclined to listen to strangers rather than their own parents, often due to filtering out familiar things that have always been there.
It's interesting how the familiarity filter works; my child pays more attention to advice from a teacher than from me, just because it feels new and different.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
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Facebook Familiarity

When you think you know someone, but then you realise you've just seen them on Facebook... sometimes via a friend or sometimes via Facebook Stalking.
Guy 1 "I'm sure I know that girl..."

Guy 2 "I think she's just Facebook Familiar"

...

Guy 1 "I said 'Hey' to this girl the other day, I was sure I knew her from somewhere... but she disagreed"

Guy 2 "Facebook Familiarity - It's a bitch"
by CommonMistake April 2, 2011
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Betraying Familiarities

When you're a rich, British witch and someone disagrees with you.
*someone is a feminist*
Rich, British witch, "That person is... betraying familiarities!"
by GearyBeary April 29, 2022
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