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    [Noun]  | "af*fair" | \ ə-ˈfer \


    1: commercial, professional, public, or personal business

    2: matter, concern

    3: a procedure, action, or occasion only vaguely specified; also : an object or collection of objects only vaguely specified


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English aferes "activities," affaire "enterprise," borrowed from Anglo-French afaire, affere "business, activity, enterprise, matter, topic, situation," from the phrase a faire "to do," from "to" (going back to Latin ad) + faire "to do," going back to Latin facere{mat|at:1|}, {mat|do:1|};

    [Noun]  | "love affair" 


    1: a romantic attachment or episode between lovers

    2: a lively enthusiasm


    Origin: 1767 ;

    [Idiom]  | "none of someone's affair/business" 


    1: a situation or matter that someone should not interfere in by saying, doing, or asking anything about it

    [Noun]  | "affair" 


    1: a brief romantic relationship;


      * e.g., " ... an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort "



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    2: a social gathering;


      * e.g., " ... the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair "



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    3: something produced by physical or intellectual effort;


      * e.g., " ... the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings "



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    [Noun]  | "love affair" 


    1: a brief romantic relationship;


      * e.g., " ... the tabloids feel obliged to keep us informed of the love affairs of celebrities, whether we care to know or not "





    2: positive regard for something;


      * e.g., " ... a group of young men united by their love affair with the muscle car "



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     [ "affair" ]

    1: when a man/woman are married and have sex with another man/woman.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm having an affair with the daugther of my friend. 

     [ "affair" ]

    1: something that destroys people's lives and something you should always refrain from having because you will realize eventually how stupid it was

      * e.g.,  ... He had an affair with her best friend, and when she found out about it, she instantly divorced him and they never talked again. 

     [ "affair" ]

    1: A word used by women of a certain age who are dried up sexually that means an event and not a sexual liaison.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm having an affair." 

     [ "Affair" ]

    1: The act of which a person in a committed relationship or marriage isnt faithful to their partner. It can be an emotional affair where attention and talk is the want or it can be a physical affair where fucking is the agenda and all that's wanted. It usually ends in a disaster, shame, guilt, divorce or the guilty parties running off together.

      * e.g.,  ... She and Russ had some fun back in their time. But he married Lane and then it was considered an affair to screw people on the side behind her back. 

     [ "Affairer" ]

    1: Someone who affairs in a relationship

      * e.g.,  ... An Affairer cheats on you 

     [ "affair excuses" ]

    1: What you tell the wife when you are with your whore - playing golf - going for a long walk with the dogs - at a business meeting - going for a long lunch in the country with the best friend (one who also has a mistress) - working late - meeting some old boys in London

      * e.g.,  ... Girlfriend : i didn't see you on Thursday night. can we hook up at the weekend Adulterer : Sure. I can get away. i'll just give the wife one of my affair excuses 

     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    1: A part of the United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command that specializes in a wide variety of military missions and operations to include:

      * e.g.,  ... Dude: Man I'm so excited, my Civil Affairs unit has battle assembly this weekend! 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    2:  Jumping out of planes

      * e.g.,  ... Bro: Cool! What are you going to do! 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    3:  Preparing to jump out of planes

      * e.g.,  ... Dude: Jump out of planes! Dude: So we're going to jump into the objective. 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    4:  Riding in planes, preparing to jump out of planes, but then landing again

      * e.g.,  ... Bro: Uh, but we're Civil Affairs, can't we just drive there? 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    5:  Giving toys to orphans for the opportunity to jump out of planes

      * e.g.,  ... Dude: You dirty leg, back when I was with the eighty-deuce we always jumped! 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    6:  Constantly talking about jumping out of planes

      * e.g.,  ... Bro: But this isn't even a war zone... we're staying in a hotel... and have rental cars... Dude: This year's Civil Affairs training schedule includes 24 jumps 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    7:  Bragging about (insert country here) jump wings

      * e.g.,  ... Bro: When are we going to practices our specialized tasks that we've f*cked up repeatedly in Iraq and Afghanistan due to lack of training and familiarity? 


     [ "Civil Affairs" ]

    8:  Saying things like "dirty leg", "when I was with group..." and "back with division we always..." In addition to these tasks, Civil Affairs soldiers sometimes (rarely) train in and undertake Civil Military Operations, to include assisting combatant commanders in their interactions with the local populace, acting as a liaison between military and other US Government entities, members of the international community and NGOs, in order to ensure a whole of government approach to military operations and civilian interactions.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude: Ain't nobody got time for that. When I was with group.... 

     [ "A Current Affair" ]

    1: Morons reporting about morons.

      * e.g.,  ... Tracy Grimshaw: The public has been outraged over (some infamous baddie) being left in peace. 

     [ "Food Affair" ]

    1: When you're eating one thing, but picturing something else. Like when you bite into that boring lettuce sandwich, but your thinking of a toasty, foot-long, Roast Beef sandwich au jus, dripping with melted Swiss cheese.

      * e.g.,  ... Rebecca was having a food affair as she ate her protein bar, thinking instead, of a fluffy, chocolate parfait. 

     [ "affair with a spare" ]

    1: This is what happens when an ex or side lover is contacted suddenly after they become bored with a primary love.

      * e.g.,  ... Ben Dover contacted Wanda when he was bored with his new wife and wanted an affair with a spare woman! 

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