We don't really have one. "The object of his/her crush" is what that person is. Some people might describe them as a "victim" of that crush!

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I think everyone knows the word "crush".
It is used to describe infatuation towards a person.
(to have a crush on someone).
The question however is:
What does one call the person that is "being crushed on" ?
Is there one (widely accepted and well known) word for this ?
I couldn't find one (neither in english nor in my main language, german).
Thanks for replies in advance:
Pasc
We don't really have one. "The object of his/her crush" is what that person is. Some people might describe them as a "victim" of that crush!
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
In the US, you might refer to that person as the "crush."
For example, at your 20th high school reunion, you see a man and remark to your spouse "Oh my goodness! That's Bill Jones. He was my high school crush. All through freshman biology, I kept hoping he'd notice me."
But oddly, we seem to do that only looking backwards. If my daughter liked someone right now, I wouldn't call him her crush. I'd only call him that 10 years from now.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
not a teacher
With a bit of luck, the object of a major crush might become your main squeeze.
Welcome to the forum, pasc.
Please note that a better title would have been The person "being crushed on".
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