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lonelyhearts Definition


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lonelyhearts
lonelyhearts column
noun
    1. A regular newspaper column where people give a brief, often humorous, account of themselves in the hope that someone will contact them and they will find romance.
    2. Advice given in a regular newspaper column to people who do not have a partner.
Etymology: 1930s: given further prominence by Nathanael West's 1933 novel, Miss Lonelyhearts.



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