Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alpine divorce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: alpine -di-vorce
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where an individual is abandoned by their romantic partner during hiking, climbing or mountaineering, mainly due to an argument.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On social media, women describe alpine divorce as going on a hike, climb or other outdoor adventure with a male partner, only to be abandoned or left behind – perhaps he went too fast and neglected to wait, or a fight on the trail resulted in him storming off. Breakups have quickly followed. […] Others flooded the comments section with stories about being served with an alpine divorce. One woman described a 12-hour journey out of the Grand Canyon after her boyfriend ditched her, during which she was assisted by a “very nice man from Norway” who carried her backpack. […] That said, many alpine divorces do not happen because a man has ill intentions."

Usage

Inflected Forms

alpine divorces (plural)

Phrases

sleep divorce

Frequently Paired Words

sleep divorce

Questions

What does alpine divorce mean?: The situation where an individual is abandoned by their romantic partner during hiking, climbing or mountaineering, mainly due to an argument.

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