oneitis
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Meaning · English
Attraction towards a single potential partner to the exclusion of other possible partners.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Oneitis is more likely to attack chicks than dudes for reasons of biological conditioning, habitation, mother-child relationship and other scientific crap.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “oneitis” mean?
Attraction towards a single potential partner to the exclusion of other possible partners.
Is “oneitis” formal or informal?
oneitis is generally slang.