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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 {{wtwikt|sapphic}} (lesbian) and {{wtwikt|achillean}} (gay man).
 
==Etymology==
{{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}}, directmeaning translations of English {{abbr|WLW|women-loving women}} and {{abbr|MLM|"men-loving men}}".{{citation needed|date=2023-11-30}}
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