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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Phrase to mean "two or more people having a crush on the same celebrity"

Hi,

Can I use the term "mutual crush" to mean that two or more people have a crush on the same celebrity?

For ex: Simone and all her girlfriends had a mutual crush on the same celebrity.

Can "mutual" be used like this or does it always mean feelings of two people toward each other?

  

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I would reserve mutual for a two-way feeling. Instead, you want a shared feeling among the girls. So, perhaps: Simone and all her girlfriends had a group crush on the same celebrity.

— Doctor D

  • I would reserve mutual for a two-way feeling.
  • Instead, you want a shared feeling among the girls.
  • So, perhaps: Simone and all her girlfriends had a group crush on the same celebrity.
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I would reserve mutual for a two-way feeling. Instead, you want a shared feeling among the girls. So, perhaps:

Simone and all her girlfriends had a group crush on the same celebrity.

(Or you just say "they had a crush on Mr X.")

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