バツ１いち

noun

once divorced; one-time divorcee

Jocular, colloquial term for a person who has been divorced once. Literally refers to having one '×' mark (バツ) struck from the family register, hence 'バツ１'. Often used self-deprecatingly or humorously.

See also: 戸籍

• 彼かれはバツ１だけど、また結けっ婚こんしたいらしい。

  He's been divorced once, but apparently he wants to get married again.

• バツ１の私わたしが恋れん愛あいなんて、もう無む理りかな。

  Maybe it's impossible for a once-divorced person like me to find love again.