-mance

suffix — 2 senses

-mance

suffix
1

Morpheme to carry out a specified form of divination

Related terms
-mancy, -mancer, -mantic

-mance

suffix

Etymology From a rebracketing of romance.

1

Lifestyle, Video games Morpheme, Slang A suffix attached to a noun or character's name to create a word for an in-game romance subplot or mechanic.

  • I very much look forward to this on my Dorianmance playthrough.2015 February 10, Velynven, Reddit:
  • My Andersmance was taken at a more leisurely pace, so I really got into the depth and grief over his character and his romance.2021 December 1, cappyfish, Reddit:
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  • My own Galemance run will go full swing once my Astarionmance one wraps up, so more to come soon ☺️2023 September 19, Irma 'Aimo (@aimostudio), Twitter:

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