Basically just something people say that indicates a position indirectly, like how seperatists from a given region might always say they’re from [region] and not [country] or how trump supporters call AI “SI” now.

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    yeah we started using it because we were past dating, but not married. it seemed appropriate.

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      19 hours ago

      Yet another use case! Not sure I’ve heard it that way in my area, not much anyway. Even us old folks say “girlfriend”/“boyfriend” if unmarried.