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Noun, Combined term sororal (sisterly) and romance

A Soromance is a strong relationship between two females where one or both of the females are straight and they are having sex for mutual convenience and pleasure. Any outside observer would consider their actions to be more like a lesbian romance and lesbian sex, however, long term the intimacy of the relationship will most likely end when one of them begins dating or marries a man.

Sismance is a related term, however, in a sismance, there is no sexual element.

Male versions of these two words are framance (with sexual element) and bromance platonic.
A woman should recognize her heart will likely be broken in a soromance unless she is mature about the relationship and recognizes that eventually her friend will eventually begin dating a man.
Soromance by pbmaise October 1, 2011
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stromanetics 

the act of down playing any importance of pharmacy school examination. most specifically pharmacokinetics.
I asked my professor how I was doing since I failed the last exam. He is clearly an expert in stromanetics, as he assured me "everything will be alright".
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Coromance 

1. defines a relationship started during the Corona Pandemic of 2020; a romantic relationship that could not exist beyond the virtual world due to risk of infection, government-mandated shut downs and travel restrictions.
Although their Coromance was intense, they had yet to touch each other.
Coromance by LuluBleu March 23, 2020

sromance 

girlfriends of the bromance couple, who compare notes and learn they have much more in common than they ever thought.
Liz: Hey Kathy, you know Dave went camping with the boys last night and totally blew me off?

Kathy: Yea... i was curious about it too. Tom went...When I randomly dropped by it was just a bunch of guys deep in bonding rituals looking annoyed at me... Do you think that's normal?

Liz: I dunno... it's been happening every weekend.

Kathy: Dave gets out of his bed at 3 in the morning to talk to Tom...to go grab a bite randomly cuz he's hungry?

Liz: *sigh* What you want me to do? It's not like it's a woman he's talking to... they're bffs... How do I argue that case without telling Dave i think he's gay? :/

Kathy: Well at least we can seek consolation in our little sromance.
sromance by bombshell08 December 1, 2010

shomance 

The romantic involement/ flirting of two actors, who are not actually roamantically involeved, who are involved in a play, playing characters who are romantically involed with each other.
Chris Irvin & Nora DeGeorge
shomance by Peter George April 4, 2004
Similar to the term "nohomo".

However this particular term is used when two opposing gendered heterosexual individuals engage in conversation and something is said that could be perceived in a way other than intended. Just as "nohomo" implies there is no homosexual connotation to the aforementioned statement, the term "noromance" implies that there is no romantic implications intended in the response or statement of either heterosexual opposite gender individual.

Generally this is only used by men who are in a loving, committed relationship when talking to old acquaintances or networking, or women who want to keep guys in the friendzone.
Platonic Male: So the other day, I made the mistake of asking my friend, who happens to be a wizard who takes everything literally, to make me a sandwich. I was delicious.

Platonic Female: OMG LOL You're sooo funny! I love you haha

Platonic Male: I love you too noromance!

_________________________

Male Pursuing Female: Hey my friends having a party later you should come by, there is going to be punch and pie.

Platonic Female: Sure I'll come by noromance!
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