-mance

See also: Mance and mance

English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-mance

1. to carry out a specified form of divination

Related terms

• -mancy
• -mancer
• -mantic

Etymology 2

From a clipping of romance.

Suffix

-mance

2. (fandom slang, video games) A suffix attached to a noun or character's name to create a word for an in-game romance subplot or mechanic.
   • 2015 February 10, Velynven, Reddit‎^[1]:

     I very much look forward to this on my Dorianmance playthrough.

   • 2021 December 1, cappyfish, Reddit‎^[2]:

     My Andersmance was taken at a more leisurely pace, so I really got into the depth and grief over his character and his romance.

   • 2023 September 19, Irma 'Aimo (@aimostudio), Twitter‎^[3]:

     My own Galemance run will go full swing once my Astarionmance one wraps up, so more to come soon ☺️

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mance (fandom)