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  • adjective Occurring after a breakup.

Etymologies

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post- +‎ breakup

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Examples

  • And then out of the blue, the Internet age ushered in the perfect first postbreakup boyfriend: an e-mail appeared in my in-box from a former not-quite-lover from college.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • And then out of the blue, the Internet age ushered in the perfect first postbreakup boyfriend: an e-mail appeared in my in-box from a former not-quite-lover from college.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • And then out of the blue, the Internet age ushered in the perfect first postbreakup boyfriend: an e-mail appeared in my in-box from a former not-quite-lover from college.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" played at the funeral, but, in her grief, botches the version - "jeering, postbreakup Dylan" gets the nod over valedictory

    Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories 2009

  • However, she does say that the alleged postbreakup “dance-off” at the L.A. club Lounge never happened, and she admits that she and Justin don’t speak anymore, even though she considers him a “creative genius.”

    Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009

  • However, she does say that the alleged postbreakup “dance-off” at the L.A. club Lounge never happened, and she admits that she and Justin don’t speak anymore, even though she considers him a “creative genius.”

    Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009

  • However, she does say that the alleged postbreakup “dance-off” at the L.A. club Lounge never happened, and she admits that she and Justin don’t speak anymore, even though she considers him a “creative genius.”

    Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009

  • However, she does say that the alleged postbreakup “dance-off” at the L.A. club Lounge never happened, and she admits that she and Justin don’t speak anymore, even though she considers him a “creative genius.”

    Bending Spoons with Britney Spears Chuck Klosterman 2007

  • However, she does say that the alleged postbreakup “dance-off” at the L.A. club Lounge never happened, and she admits that she and Justin don’t speak anymore, even though she considers him a “creative genius.”

    Bending Spoons with Britney Spears Chuck Klosterman 2007

  • However, she does say that the alleged postbreakup “dance-off” at the L.A. club Lounge never happened, and she admits that she and Justin don’t speak anymore, even though she considers him a “creative genius.”

    Bending Spoons with Britney Spears Chuck Klosterman 2007

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