Romeo

Phonetic alphabet R

Romeo is a man who pursues romantic or sexual conquests, often with theatrical devotion.

The word comes from Shakespeare's lovestruck hero in *Romeo and Juliet*.

It can be admiring or mocking: He fancies himself quite the Romeo.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet, Romeo represents the letter R.

Shakespeare

Juliet

Female name, phonetic J

Montague · Capulet · Mercutio · Tybalt · balcony · feud · poison · dagger · friar · banishment

lover

sweetheart

Affectionate name for beloved

suitor · admirer · wooer · seducer · lothario · gallant · beau · swain · Don Juan · charmer

name

Italian

Of or from Rome's country

Beckham · celebrity · baby name · Santos · phonetic · callsign · alpha · aviation · NATO alphabet

slang

player

Game participant

pickup artist · Casanova · heartbreaker · charmer · womanizer · playboy · gigolo · cad · rake · seducer

Categories
Opposites
romantic role pairing

RomeoJuliet

Female name, phonetic J

Rosaline · Capulet

romantic archetype

Romeomonogamist

One who pairs exclusively

Casanova · Don Juan · lothario · philanderer · womanizer

romantic success/failure

Romeoincel

Self-described unfuckable man

loser · reject · wallflower · loner · misogynist

Phrases
Family

romantic, romance, Rome, romances, Roman, romancing, romanticize, romancer, romanticized

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G