noun
gaining prestige from a love rumor
Rare term for benefiting socially or in reputation from being the subject of romantic gossip. Mostly found in older or literary contexts.
浮名儲けなどという言葉は、今ではほとんど使われない。
The word 浮名儲け is hardly used nowadays.
Compound of 浮き名 (love rumor, scandal) and 儲け (profit, gain). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.