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polycule

American  
[pahl-ee-kyool] / ˈpɑl iˌkyul /

noun

plural

polycules
  1. a group of people whose members are in sexual, romantic, or platonic relationships with one or more other members.


Example Sentences

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And the dynamic between the three central characters in “The Wedding Banquet” looks more like your modern-day polycule than it does an outrageously absurd farce.

From Salon

It's unlikely they know what a polycule is, for one.

From Salon

Laura Nevo, 30, is part of a four-person polycule, along with William Jeffrey, Alex Sanson, and Mike Scoins.

From The Guardian

Jeffrey, for instance, will meet once a week to play a Buffy the Vampire Slayer role-playing game with Scoins and the fourth member of their polycule, Laura Nevo.

From The Guardian

“Jealousy is a part of human nature,” says 27-year-old William Jeffrey, a member of Sanson’s polycule.

From The Guardian