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significate 

1. Spanglish: A direct, literal translation of Spanish's "significar," which means "to mean" or "to signify"

2. To make one a significant other (by having sex with them)
1. Hey man. What the heck does 'tlacuache' significate?

2. Although you may find someone you like here, we ask that there be no significating during your visit.
significate by Mexicholo March 14, 2009

significant sasquatch 

The feral countenanced beloved of a friend who, due to body or facial hair, appears more sasquatch than human.
Ex. 1: Though Jen loved Mike, she was certain that her friends perceived him only as her significant sasquatch.

Ex. 2: I have it on authority of an expert that the perfect gift for my significant sasquatch is a pig ear.
significant sasquatch by Malazoth November 18, 2010

significant other 

Your mate, spouse, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, steady and/or lover. Used when you don't want to be too specific, or when the details are nobody's business.
Why's Roger always talking about his significant other? Why don't he just say girlfriend?

Because his "girlfriend" is a guy named Bruce.
significant other by Alex Firmament February 20, 2009

statistically significant other 

A significant other whose status is not created by a agreed-upon relationship status but by how much time is spent with them. Could also be considered a behavioral significant other.

Combination of "statistically significant" and "significant other."
Since he spent twice as much time with Karen as with any of the other girls he was dating, his friends called Karen his statistically significant other.

Significant other 

When you don't want to put a label on a relationship. But your involved with someone closer than anyone else.
He's not by my boyfriend but he is my significant other and i will always be his ride-or-die

clinically significant other

A significant other defined by an (undesired) medical condition, not by a agreed-upon relationship status.

Combination of "clinically significant" and "significant other."
They were only dating casually, but when he gave her the Clap, he became her clinically significant other.