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noun
Someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From quirky + alone, coined by American writer Sasha Cagen in 2000 in a magazine article in Utne Reader.
