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affair:
1. Euphemism for the male or female genitals . See penis and vagina for synonyms. Quote: Shakespeare, Sonnet 151 , refers to the female genitals : ' To stand in thy affairs , fall by thy side '.
2. In gay Britain, one's current lover .
3. Have an affair , to have a romantic or sexual relationship , especially one of short duration.
Synonyms: affair-of-the-heart ; affaire-d'amour ; affaire-de-coeur ; intimacy ; love-affair ; amourette ; fling ; liaison ; relationship ; romance ; romantic-affair .
4. Have/having an affair , to have a secretive, extramarital relationship . See affair [SYN] for synonyms.
Quotes:
(1) Leo Schneider (Joseph Bologna) to Faye Medwick (Valerie Harper) in Chapter Two (1979): ' I can't be faithful to my wife and I hate the guilt that comes from fooling-around . So I compromise. I have a lot of unpleasurable affairs .'
(2) Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Harry (Billy Crystal) in When Harry Met Sally (1989):
-- Jess: ' Marriages don't break-up on account of infidelity . It's just a symbol that something else is wrong .'
-- Harry: ' Really?! Well, that symbol is fucking my wife .'
(3) Shirlee Kenyan (Dolly Parton) hosting a radio call-in show in Straight Talk (1992): ' Now let me get this straight . You got a wife and you got a girlfriend in the office? Did you say your name was Bud or Stud? I'm sorry, but it sounds to me like you're living your life so crooked you have to screw your socks on. Having an affair is like shooting pool on two tables. You may have the balls , Bud, but you're gonna wear out your stick .'
(4) A journalist (Michael O'Keefe) to Nina (Laura San Giacomo) in Nina Takes a Lover (1995): ' The question is which is the greater sin . Taking a lover or putting your lover in a position where they need another .'
(5) Christina (Elizabeth Pena) about her affair with Governor Farley in The Second Civil War (1998): ' It was an affair ... let's keep it at that. '
Synonyms: adulterous-affair, adventure, backstair-affair, breach of promise, carrying-on, catting-on, cheating (on), chippy-on, coitus-adulterinus, cuckoldry, dally with, dog-on, double-clock, double-cross, double-dealing, double-up-on, eat(ing) out, entanglement, the eternal triangle, extracurricular-activities, extracurricular sex, fan-one's-ass, fan-one's-pussy, farting around, flag (gay term), fornication, fucking around (on), getting-it-on-the-side, getting-some-on-the-side, give-up-rhythm, go off for a dirty weekend, go-on-a-fishing-expedition, goings-on, hanky-panky, have an affair (with), hit-the-triangle, horse-around, illicit liaison (affair / relationship / romance), an intrigue, jack-around, jazz-around, join gibblets, join-paunches, kidding-around, left-handed-honeymoon, liaison, love-affair, mess-around, messing-around, fooling-around, moonlighting, mucking-around, offshore-drilling, perv around (or about), philander(ing), play(ing) around, play-checkers, play-games-with, play games on, play-the-field, put-it-about, put (the) horns on, shoot-the-thrill, sleep-around, sotto-voce-affair, step-out, step(ing) out on, three-time, two-timing, unholy-wedlock, working-late-at-the-office, tomcat, wrecktangle, yard-on, monkey-business,
See Also: carrying on with someone, getting a bit on the side, left-handed honeymoon, sotto voce affair, affaire de coeur, affaire d'amour, backstair affair, carrying on an affair, cheating, kidding around, illicit liaison, hit the triangle, illicit relationship, getting it on the side, go on a fishing expedition, getting some on the side, fan one's ass, shoot the thrill, make time with, extramarital sex, illicit romance, fling, eternal triangle, amour, affair of the heart, carry on, adventure, affair of love, romantic affair, wrecktangle, catting on, chippy on, coitus adulterinus, double dealing, double cross, double-clock, double up on, eating out, adulterous affair, alley number, alley job, buggered and bewildered, capricornified, extramarital affair, give up rhythm, les-be-friends, illicit affair, put the horns on, play games with, put horns on, stepping out on, trick-out, love affair, liaison, flirtation, fool around (with), fooling around, fan one's pussy, fans her pussy, fart around, amourette, a bit on the side, put it about, scutz around, messing around, monkey about, monkey around, moonlighting, mucking around, on the side, perv about, perv around, play around (with), play checkers, unholy wedlock, working late at the office, affair, infidelity, horse around, jack around, jazz around, muck around, monkey business, mess around, mess about, fuck around, have an affair with, dally, dilly-dally, cat around, fucking around, sleep around, play the field, three-time, true to her sheets, two-timing, spot the nuptial bed, step out, step out on, playing around, Miss America Pageant, other woman, the, night baseball, flag, goings-on, horned, hornified, dirty weekend, extracurricular activities, cheat, amateur night, alley affair, bit on the side, intrigue,
Quotes Containing affair:
Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) in An Affair to Remember (1957): ''I''ll just take my ego for a walk.''
'Do you think it will take the place night baseball?' Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) to Nick Ferrante (Cary Grant) in An Affair toRemember (1957)
Charles MacArthur (Matthew Broderick) and Dotty Parker (Jennifer Jason Leigh) at the start of their love-affair in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) - Charles: 'I felt we were pretty good together for the first time.' - Dotty:'I expect you'll tell me it takes practice.' - Charles: 'Double adultery cancels itself out .' - Dotty:'Questionable logic but I like the theory.'
Gore Vidal: ''I can understand companionship. I can understand bought sex in the afternoon . I cannot understand the love-affair .''
''Al. Al Reardon. My father! My moral, uptight, coffee-slurping, status-seeking, putting-in-overtime, hard-day-at-the-office, early-rising early-bedding, make-your-own-way-in-life father had been screwing Joyce Fickett. (...) No wonder I was having so much trouble. It was hereditary.'' Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) after discovering that his father Al (Paul Koslo) has been having an affair with Joyce (Ann Magnuson) for years in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
''Al. Al Reardon. My father! My moral, uptight, coffee-slurping, status-seeking, putting-in-overtime, hard-day-at-the-office, early-rising early-bedding, make-your-own-way-in-life father had been screwing Joyce Fickett. (...) No wonder I was having so much trouble. It was hereditary.'' Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) after discovering that his father Al (Paul Koslo) has been having an affair with Joyce (Ann Magnuson) for years in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
Nelson (Tim Robbins) and Mona (Jennifer Tilly) in No Small Affair (1984): - Nelson: ''Hey, Mona, what''s your bra size?'' - Mona: ''Multiply the length of your dick by ten and add your I.Q.'' - Nelson: ''Ask a simple question she gives you a math problem.''
Nelson (Tim Robbins) and Mona (Jennifer Tilly) in No Small Affair (1984): - Nelson: ''Hey, Mona, what''s your bra size?'' - Mona: ''Multiply the length of your dick by ten and add your I.Q.'' - Nelson: ''Ask a simple question she gives you a math problem.''
Nelson (Tim Robbins) and Mona (Jennifer Tilly) in No Small Affair (1984): - Nelson: ''Hey, Mona, what''s your bra size?'' - Mona: ''Multiply the length of your dick by ten and add your I.Q.'' - Nelson: ''Ask a simple question she gives you a math problem.''
Nelson (Tim Robbins) and Mona (Jennifer Tilly) in No Small Affair (1984): - Nelson: ''Hey, Mona, what''s your bra size?'' - Mona: ''Multiply the length of your dick by ten and add your I.Q.'' - Nelson: ''Ask a simple question she gives you a math problem.''
Nelson (Tim Robbins) and Mona (Jennifer Tilly) in No Small Affair (1984): - Nelson: ''Hey, Mona, what''s your bra size?'' - Mona: ''Multiply the length of your dick by ten and add your I.Q.'' - Nelson: ''Ask a simple question she gives you a math problem.''
Capt. John Pringle (John Lund) to Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur) in A Foreign Affair (1948): ''I''m a heel , a certified heel . I''ve got papers to prove it .''
Marlene Dietrich, as Erica Von Schluetow, to Jean Arthur as Phoebe Frost in A Foreign Affair (1948): 'You know this game of love , if you want to take the advice of an old gambler, some poeple are lucky at-it , some people are jinx; you shouldn't even sit down at the table.'
Leonard Cummings (Peter Frechette) to his younger brother Charles (Jon Cryer) in No Small Affair (1984): 'Sex has nothing to do with love . Sex washes off .'
Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) to Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) in An Affair to Remember (1957): ''Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories . We''ve already missed the spring.''
Leonard Cummings (Peter Frechette) to his younger brother Charles (Jon Cryer) in No Small Affair (1984): 'Sex has nothing to do with love . Sex washes off .'
''Now let me get this straight . You got a wife and you got a girlfriend in the office? Did you say your name was Bud or Stud? I''m sorry, but it sounds to me like you''re living your life so crooked you have to screw your socks on . Having an affair is like shooting pool on two tables. You may have the balls , Bud, but you''re gonna wear out your stick .'' Shirlee Kenyan (Dolly Parton) hosting a radio call-in show in Straight Talk (1992)
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