fremdgehen

German (Berlin)

/ˈfʁɛmtˌɡeːən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (now only slightly) to cheat; to be unfaithful have sexual or romantic relations with another than one's stable partner, typically in secret
  • (figurative) to be unfaithful; to prefer someone or something else

Etymology

Affix from German fremd (foreign, strange, fremd, external) + German gehen (walk, go).

Origin

German (Berlin)

gehen

Gloss

walk, go

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
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