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Vinony

Romeo

proper noun

  1. given name
  2. a male lover
  3. family name
  4. hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

  1. A male given name from the Romance languages.
  2. One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.
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noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

  1. A boyfriend.

    “Have you met her latest Romeo yet?”

  2. A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.

    “Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.”

    “So you think you're a Romeo / You're playing a part in a picture-show / Well, take the long way home”

  3. A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
  4. A womanizer.