"friend with benefits" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-friend with benefits.ogg [Australia] Forms: friends with benefits [plural]
Etymology: Possibly first used by Alanis Morissette for her 1995 song “Head over Feet”, although in the original context it seems to refer to a committed rather than a casual relationship. Head templates: {{en-noun|friends with benefits}} friend with benefits (plural friends with benefits)
  1. (idiomatic, slang, non-vulgar) A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship. Wikipedia link: Alanis Morissette, Head over Feet Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): People, Sex Synonyms: fuck buddy, casual sexual partner Related terms: friendship with benefits, romantic friendship Translations (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship): amic amb drets [masculine] (Catalan), amiga amb drets [feminine] (Catalan), 炮友 (pàoyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 性夥伴 (Chinese Mandarin), 性伙伴 (xìnghuǒbàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 性火伴 (xìnghuǒbàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 性伴侶 (Chinese Mandarin), 性伴侣 (xìngbànlǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), bolleven [common-gender] (Danish), seksikaveri (Finnish), sex friend [masculine] (French), ami avec bénéfices [masculine] (French), amie avec bénéfices [feminine] (French), მეგობარი უპირატესობებით (megobari uṗiraṭesobebit) (Georgian), Freund mit gewissen Vorzügen [masculine] (German), Freundin mit gewissen Vorzügen [feminine] (German), Sexfreund [masculine] (German), Sexfreundin [feminine] (German), יָזִיז (yazíz) [masculine] (Hebrew), יְזִיזָה (yezíza) [feminine] (Hebrew), szexhaver (Hungarian), szexbarát (Hungarian), bólfélagi [masculine] (Icelandic), teman tapi mesra (Indonesian), amico di letto [masculine] (Italian), amica di letto [feminine] (Italian), セックスフレンド (sekkusu furendo) (Japanese), セフレ (sefure) (Japanese), 섹스파트너 (sekseupateuneo) (Korean), 섹파 (sekpa) (Korean), pulevenn [masculine] (Norwegian), knullekompis [masculine] (Norwegian), przyjaciel z bonusem [masculine] (Polish), przyjaciel z bonusami [masculine] (Polish), przyjaciółka z bonusem [feminine] (Polish), przyjaciółka z bonusami [feminine] (Polish), amigo colorido [masculine] (Portuguese), ficante [Brazil, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), peguete [Brazil, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), amiga colorida [feminine] (Portuguese), prieten cu beneficii [masculine] (Romanian), prietenă cu beneficii [feminine] (Romanian), партнёр по се́ксу (partnjór po séksu) [masculine] (Russian), партнёрша по се́ксу (partnjórša po séksu) [masculine] (Russian), се́кс по дру́жбе (séks po drúžbe) [feminine] (Russian), amigo con ventajas [masculine] (Spanish), amiga con ventajas [feminine] (Spanish), amigo con derechos [masculine] (Spanish), amiga con derechos [feminine] (Spanish), amigovio [masculine] (Spanish), amigovia [feminine] (Spanish), amigo con derecho a roce [masculine] (Spanish), amiga con derecho a roce [feminine] (Spanish), follamigo [masculine] (Spanish), follamiga [feminine] (Spanish), idkarvän [common-gender] (Swedish), друг з привілеями (druh z pryvilejamy) [masculine] (Ukrainian), подруга з привілеями (podruha z pryvilejamy) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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          "ref": "2004, Cynthia Henry, Discovering Normal",
          "text": "Can I be so bold as to ask if I can be a friend with benefits?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Jennifer Klein, University of Pennsylvania",
          "text": "The College Relationship is the hook up that turns into a “a person to hang out with,” more or less, a friend with benefits. This is a person whose company you sincerely enjoy, and you choose to spend extra time both hanging out and hooking up with, but there is no spoken commitment involved.",
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        }
      ],
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        "A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship."
      ],
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        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ],
        [
          "casual sex",
          "casual sex"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, slang, non-vulgar) A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fuck buddy"
        },
        {
          "word": "casual sexual partner"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Alanis Morissette",
        "Head over Feet"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amic amb drets"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amiga amb drets"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pàoyǒu",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "炮友"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "性夥伴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnghuǒbàn",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "性伙伴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnghuǒbàn",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "性火伴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "性伴侶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìngbànlǚ",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "性伴侣"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bolleven"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "seksikaveri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sex friend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ami avec bénéfices"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amie avec bénéfices"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "megobari uṗiraṭesobebit",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "მეგობარი უპირატესობებით"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Freund mit gewissen Vorzügen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Freundin mit gewissen Vorzügen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sexfreund"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sexfreundin"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yazíz",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יָזִיז"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yezíza",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "יְזִיזָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "szexhaver"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "szexbarát"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bólfélagi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "teman tapi mesra"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amico di letto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amica di letto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekkusu furendo",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "セックスフレンド"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sefure",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "セフレ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sekseupateuneo",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "섹스파트너"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sekpa",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "word": "섹파"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pulevenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "knullekompis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przyjaciel z bonusem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przyjaciel z bonusami"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przyjaciółka z bonusem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przyjaciółka z bonusami"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amigo colorido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ficante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peguete"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amiga colorida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prieten cu beneficii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prietenă cu beneficii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "partnjór po séksu",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "партнёр по се́ксу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "partnjórša po séksu",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "партнёрша по се́ксу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "séks po drúžbe",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "се́кс по дру́жбе"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amigo con ventajas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amiga con ventajas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amigo con derechos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amiga con derechos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amigovio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amigovia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amigo con derecho a roce"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amiga con derecho a roce"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "follamigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "follamigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "follamiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "idkarvän"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "druh z pryvilejamy",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "друг з привілеями"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "podruha z pryvilejamy",
      "sense": "friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подруга з привілеями"
    }
  ],
  "word": "friend with benefits"
}

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