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tryst

[trist, trahyst] / trɪst, traɪst /
NOUN
meeting during a love affair
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I didn’t understand it all until my Xiaomi tryst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

You hear the influence most prominently on Symmetry, the story of a late-night tryst, whose propulsive rhythm is adorned by Gujurati drums and the sharp metallic twang of the Banzouki.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Was it because she was left out of the truth of Aimee’s disappearance, mourning her death while her daughter was off on a tryst?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

In addition to its general ickiness, I grew tired of that whole plotline this episode including Shauna’s fake tryst with Randy, the most useless character on the show.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

But such a thing has not happened before, that Gandalf broke tryst and did not come when he promised.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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