micro-cheat

A person who micro-cheats.

Noun

  1. A person who micro-cheats.
    • Here, LYNSEY CLARKE presents a quiz which will reveal if you are a micro-cheat, a mini-flirt or mega-loyal. - 2018 January 16, Lynsey Clarke, “Are you a micro-cheat, a mini-flirt or mega-loyal?”, in The Sun:

    Synonyms: micro-cheater

  2. An instance of micro-cheating.
    • New York–based relationship and etiquette expert of Relationship Advice Forum, April Masini, tells Bustle. "Sleeping with someone else is not a micro-cheat. That’s a flat-out betrayal." - 2018 April 27, Amanda Chatel,...
    • But keep in mind, polyamory and open relationships need to be things both partners want, and require just as much if not more work than a monogamous partnership. In other words, it should never be used to turn a...

Origin

From micro- + cheat.

Forms

micro-cheats

Verb

  1. To show signs of attraction or focus on someone other than one's romantic partner.
    • There are plenty of different ways to micro-cheat on your partner. One of the prime examples is by going through someone's social media profile and liking old pictures of them – known as a "deep like". - 2018 March 23,...
    • But while physical cheating is publicly condemned and clear-cut enough to identify, there's a "tinier" form of cheating that can sting just as much: micro-cheating. - 2019 February 11, Jessica Goodman, Julia...

Forms

micro-cheats micro-cheating micro-cheated

Derived

micro-cheater