breakee

breakee

See also: breakée

English

Etymology

break +‎ -ee

Noun

breakee (plural breakees)

1. One who is broken, or with whom a relationship is broken.
   • 2001, Jeff Wise, The Universal Dating Regulations and Bylaws, p. 177:

     A breaker must inform the breakee of the dissolution of the MAD relationship directly and face-to-face, unless the grounds for the breakup is terminal noncompliance such as neglect or infidelity.

   • 2009, Les and Leslie Parrott, Relationships: An Open and Honest Guide to Making Bad Relationships Better, p. 157:

     Whether you are the breaker or the breakee, you can expect to suffer loss.

   • 2013, Brian H. Spitzberg, ‎William R. Cupach, The Dark Side of Close Relationships, p. 298:

     The nonmarital breakee may indeed be relieved not to be caught up in the divorce industry or railroaded by a plot to make an enemy of someone whom he or she once loved.