A fork of Rural Dictionary
This is the person with whom you reunited, for whatever reason, after previously ending a relationship. She was your ex-girlfriend and now is your y-girlfriend. The term was created to facilitate communication. The inspiration for this term rose from the Generation Y following Generation X (“Gen X”). The homonym was appropriate for the reasons everyone asks.
“My y-girlfriend and I are going to her cousin’s wedding.” The listener can understand how that experience may be different than if you were a new, current, or just a friendly date. In general, the listener understands that you have had a relationship with this person, parted with them, grown, and reunited after working out your problems….or not, so some say, “Why?”
This is the person with whom you reunited, for whatever reason, after previously ending a relationship. He/She was your ex-boy/girlfriend and now is your y-boy/girlfriend. The term was created to facilitate communication. The homonym was appropriate for the reasons everyone asks.
“My y-boyfriend and I are going to his cousin’s wedding.” The listener can understand how that experience may be different than if you were a new, current, or just a friendly date. In general, the listener understands that you have had a relationship with this person, parted with them, grown, and reunited after working out your problems….or not, so some say, “Why?”