5 English Slang Words For Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day is not only about boxes of chocolate, flowers, and romantic dinners. First of all it’s about relationships. Therefore, we offer you to get familiar with new English slang words that are commonly used in romantic relationships.

Tuning

If you like somebody, but want to check whether the feeling is mutual, you may tune into him or her. Take it as “light flirting” online. Usually, tuning means liking the posts of a person you’re interested in romantically, sharing some cute videos, and keep chatting randomly.

Example: I don’t know if he is ever going to ask me out. Now it feels like he is tuning into me.

Manicorn

Manicorn is a result of the following formula: “man” +“unicorn”. As we know the unicorn is a mythical creature, while “man” remains quite real. The combination of a dream and reality turns into an ideal man, who has all the features, anybody can only dream about. We know this world has no perfection, neither has it a manicorn.

Example: Are you seeing anybody now or still waiting for a manicorn to find you?

Cuffing Season

There has been discovered a tendency among single people to get into relationships within the period between October and February. The reason why the desperation to find a partner grows is connected to holidays like Christmas, New Year, and Valentine’s Day. People simply don't want to stay lonely on those days.

Example: Has the cuffing season started yet? The restaurants are still not booked yet for the 14th of February.

DTR

DTR is an English abbreviation that stands for “define the relationship”. When partners finally agree on where they are in their relationship and label each other with a particular status, they DTR.

Example: She wanted to DTR, but I don’t feel like I am ready to do so yet.

Cupcake

In English, cupcake is not only a dessert. If you cupcake with your partner it means you follow up the romance by watching movies and having date dinners while staying in.

Example: On Valentine’s Day my girlfriend decided to cupcake, and it was the best ever day together.

Follow the link to explore some English idioms about love.

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