tryst
pronunciation
How to pronounce tryst in British English:
UK [trɪst]
How to pronounce tryst in American English:
US [trɪst]
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- Noun:
- a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
- a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
Word Origin
- tryst (n.)
- late 14c., "appointment to meet at a certain time and place," from Old French tristre "waiting place, appointed station in hunting," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse treysta "to trust, make firm" (see trust (v.)). The notion would be "place one waits trustingly." As a verb, late 14c. Related: Trysting.
Example
- 1. Poor mr sanford didn 't stand a chance of keeping his tryst secret .
- 2. We made a tryst with destiny .
- 3. Then everyone would get drunk or wander off for a tryst in a secluded temple .
- 4. Tryst & 32 east open the way to downtown delray beach , florida .
- 5. When composed in reply a mm tryst yesterday shoot at will .