merteen

English

Etymology

mer- + teen

Noun

merteen (plural merteens)

  1. A teenage merperson.
    • 2000, Virginia Vitzthum, "Annie Sprinkle swims forward", Salon, 8 February 2000:
      In the “how to make a porn video” within the video, Sprinkle plays an older mermaid who sexually initiates a “merteen” played by Sirena.
    • 2005, Rachel Roberts, The Heart of Avalon, CDS Books (2005), →ISBN, page 120:
      Realization filled the merteen's eyes with sadness.
    • 2012, Maria Denardo, "Rockefeller's Center", The Daily Dan, 27 July 2012:
      I paddle board, boogie board, and I use a monofin when I swim. You put your two feet in a fin and workout in the water. It’s a great way for merfolk—mermen, merteens, whoever—to connect with the water.

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