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What does “door ajar” mean? I have seen several references to it but no definition.
by e40 2y ago
What does “door ajar” mean? I have seen several references to it but no definition.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoThey can pork other people if they want to.
- NautilusWave 2y agoI imagine it's like an open relationship with more rules around when and how one engages in outside activities.
- trogdor 2y agoThe door is not wide open to potential partners, but it’s also not closed —> door ajar.
- pdimitar 2y agoThanks for the explanation, it helped, but I still have no clue where does the "ajar" thing come from, letter for letter.
- mywittyname 2y agoAjar, to mean, slightly open. So, not a open door (anyone), not a revolving door (everyone), and not a closed door (no one). It's a bit of a contrived term and there's not much to read into it. It's like how "hitting a home run" is slang for getting laid, and rounding the bases was an associated metaphor that evolved from it; they only make sense by the association with the original metaphor.
- pdimitar 2y ago...Oh, it's an actual English word, I didn't know and now I am embarrassed. Should have checked the dictionary. Thank you!
- nerdjon 2y agoThe way that my friends have described it. Neither of them are actively looking, going to events, on apps, etc. But if an opportunity presents itself with a friend or whatever they have already established that it’s fine. It’s still open, but it seems the difference is seeking it out vs it just happening.
- xcrunner529 2y agoGuarantee you one of them is actually always looking.
- dnissley 2y agomonogamish