Lexicon of the Week: Pre-Cheat

Definition: Pre-Cheat-The act of scoping out, caking, or flirting with someone you’re not dating once the quality of your relationship starts to decline. Sometimes referred to as dating insurance.

Etymology: Pre, from the Greek root word meaning before. Cheat, referring to swindling or fooling.

Sentence: That fugly Thunder-C has been pre-cheating on me for weeks. She could have at least waited till we’d officially broken up.