Definition of rebound

rebound

noun - uncountable

• the period of time immediately after the end of a relationship, during which time the members of the relationship are incapable of entering into a new relationship in a healthy way.

  Person A: Who was your brother with last night?
  
  Person B: Some rebound girl.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 20 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'rebound':
on the rebound	Definitions include: having recently been in a relationship that ended.
rebound chick	Definitions include: A temporary girlfriend after the end of a moderate to long-term relationship.

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