Usually means: Intermittent, inconsistent romantic relationship pattern.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word on again off again:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. on-again, off-again: Merriam-Webster
  2. on-again, off-again: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. on-again, off-again: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. on-again, off-again, on-again-off-again, on again off again: Dictionary.com
  5. On Again-Off Again, On Again... Off Again: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. on-again, off-again: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. on again off again: Wiktionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on again, off again, off again, on again: Idioms

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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of on-again, off-again

Similar:
over again, alternating, reoccurring, once again, intermittently, reoccurrence, intermittency, intermitting, alternation, intermittence, more...

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over again, alternating, reoccurring, once again, intermittently, reoccurrence, intermittency, intermitting, alternation, intermittence, more...



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