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'''{{tp|melome}}''' and '''{{tp|mijomi}}''' are obscure {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for {{w|gay}} {{w|Romantic orientation|romantic}} or {{w|sexual orientation}}s, respectively {{wt|sapphic}} and {{wt|achillean}}.
'''{{tp|melome}}''' and '''{{tp|mijomi}}''' are obscure {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for {{w|gay}} {{w|Romantic orientation|romantic}} or {{w|sexual orientation}}s, respectively {{wikt|sapphic}} (lesbian) and {{wikt|achillean}} (gay man).


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
{{tp|melome}} and {{tp|mijomi}} are derived from [[Acronyms#nimi sin|shortening]] the phrases {{tp|[[meli]] [[pi]] [[olin]] meli}} and {{tp|[[mije]] pi olin mije}}, direct translations of English {{abbr|WLW|women-loving women}} and {{abbr|MLM|men-loving men}}.{{citation needed|date=2023-11-30}}
{{tp|melome}} and {{tp|mijomi}} were coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} in 2017 and are derived from [[Acronyms#nimi sin|shortening]] the phrases {{tp|meli pi olin meli}}, meaning "women-loving women", and {{tp|mije pi olin mije}}, meaning "men-loving men".
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