p 3 a 1 l 1 i 1 m 3 o 1 n 1 y 4
8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
originBlend of pal (“close friend”) + alimony (“maintenance”). Coined by celebrity divorce lawyer Marvin Mitchelson in 1977 in suit of his client Michelle Triola Marvin against the actor Lee Marvin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- mopily 13
- myopia 13
- paynim 13
- alimony 12
- amply 12
- imply 12
- palmy 12
- lampion 11
- mainly 11
- mopy 11
- yomp 11
- lipoma 10