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Grey-romantic 

A grey-romantic (gray-romantic) is a person with a romantic orientation that is somewhere between aromantic and romantic.

For example, a gray-romantic may:
-Experience romantic attraction but not very often.
-Experience romantic attraction, but not desire romantic relationships.
-Desire relationships which are not quite platonic and not quite romantic.

One type of gray-romantic is called demiromantic.

Demiromantics do not experience primary romantic attraction for a person, but are capable of experiencing secondary romantic attraction after forming an emotional connection.

Gray-romantics may also prefix a gender orientation to the label, as in "Gray-heteroromantic". See AVEN (asexuality.org) for more info.
I'm grey-romantic. I rarely have a crush, but when I do I'm not interested in a romantic relationship.
Grey-romantic by Mystrangehaven September 12, 2014
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Grey-romantic 

A grey-romantic (gray-romantic) is a person with a romantic orientation that is somewhere between aromantic and romantic.

For example, a gray-romantic may:
-Experience romantic attraction but not very often.
-Experience romantic attraction, but not desire romantic relationships.
-Desire relationships which are not quite platonic and not quite romantic.

One type of gray-romantic is called demiromantic.

Demiromantics do not experience primary romantic attraction for a person, but are capable of experiencing secondary romantic attraction after forming an emotional connection.

Gray-romantics may also prefix a gender orientation to the label, as in "Gray-heteroromantic". See AVEN (asexuality.org) for more info.
I'm grey-romantic. I rarely have a crush, but when I do I'm not interested in a romantic relationship.
Grey-romantic by Mystrangehaven September 12, 2014

grayromantic

A romantic identity that falls between aromantic - or not experiencing romantic attraction - and alloromantic, or experiencing romantic attraction (most people are alloromantic). Someone who is grayromantic may rarely experience romantic attraction.

Note: this is different than your sexuality! Your sexuality is who you're attracted to, whereas this specifies how/when. You can be straight, gay, bi, pan, etc. and grayromantic.
Sam is grayromantic and bi. She's attracted to men and women, but doesn't often experience romantic attraction.
grayromantic by sugarfog March 2, 2019

grayromantic

when you rarely feel romantic attraction towards others.
Ingrid is grayromantic.
grayromantic by cheesy fries August 7, 2014

grayromantic

A romantic orientation that describes individuals whose romantic attraction exists in the gray area between romantic and aromantic.

Many people who identify as grayromantic do experience some romantic attraction, but perhaps not at the same level or frequency as those who identify their sexuality or romantic orientation as something other than asexual.
Person 1: Hey wanna date me?
Person 2: No I'm grayromantic
Person 1: Ok wanna play video games instead?
grayromantic by Lumi <3 December 12, 2021

greyromantic 

Greyromantic: Experiencing romantic attraction rarely or only under certain circumstances (greyromanticism).
Person 1: He isnt aromantic, hes just greyromantic
Person 2: Greyromantic?
Person 1: Yeah, like half aro.
greyromantic by Krafter March 31, 2022

flophouse 

Any house/apartment/frat house/trailer/etc. which is used for individuals to crash (sleep, chill, hang out, lurk, etc.) for a period of time. In order to "crash", one must not actually live there (e.g. have their name on the lease, own said flophouse, etc.). Flophouses are typically used by college students, drug addicts, transients, vagrants, or other unsavory characters.

A flophouse may also be the home owned by the parents of a college student, who after being away at college, wishes to live as if he/she is still at college (e.g. staying out all night, returning just to crash at mom and dad's house, then leaving again), rather than conforming to the pre-college rules.
Example #1
Dude: (Talking to someone passed out face first on the floor of his college apartment) Hey man, who the hell are you? What do you think this is, a flophouse??

Bro: Sorry dude, I must have passed out for a minute.

Example #2
Mom: Where have you BEEN for the last three days? You come home just to sleep?? What do you think this is, a flophouse??!!

Son: What's your problem? I'm an adult now!
flophouse by J3553 November 21, 2007
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