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steady dating
[/ˈstɛdi ˈdeɪtɪŋ/]
noun
namoro firme
1.
A romantic relationship in which two people are exclusively committed to each other and regularly spend time together
They've been steady dating for two years now.
Eles estão em namoro firme há dois anos.
2.
The practice or act of maintaining a committed romantic relationship with one person
Steady dating became more common among teenagers in the 1950s.
O namoro firme tornou-se mais comum entre adolescentes nos anos 1950.
NYC Slang
going steady; boo'd up
Synonyms
going steady
committed relationship
exclusive dating
courtship
Antonyms
casual dating
seeing someone casually
playing the field
single
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
namoro firme
most common usage
Brazil
namorando
informal verb form used colloquially
Portugal
namoro sério
equivalent Portuguese usage
Brazil
ficar junto
more modern, colloquial alternative
Related Idioms & Phrases
going steady
on the same page
committed to someone
taken
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