friend with benefits en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship.
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.
2005, Jennifer Klein, University of Pennsylvania:“Can I be so bold as to ask if I can be a friend with benefits?”
2004, Cynthia Henry, Discovering Normal:Gender norms influence how young men orient themselves to sexual partners and girlfriends, and men’s procreative consciousness is sometimes affected by how they define a potential or actual sex partner (e.g., casual or serious girlfriend, “friend with benefits”, hookup).
2003, William Marsiglio, “Making Males Mindful of Their Sexual and Procreative Identities: Using Self-Narratives in Field Settings”, in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, volume 35, number 5:“I’m just saying that usually when you have a friend who’s a girl, it’s not just that she’s your friend. Either you’ve known her a long time, or she’s a friend with benefits.”
2003, Alexander Hart, Time in Question:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| friends with benefits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Relateds
romantic friendship · friendship with benefits
Synonyms
Translations (55)
da bolleven (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · de Sexfreundin (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · fr amie avec bénéfices (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ja セックスフレンド (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amiga con ventajas (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · he יְזִיזָה (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amigo con ventajas (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pt amigo colorido (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amigo con derecho a roce (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · cmn 炮友 (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · de Sexfreund (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · is bólfélagi (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ru партнёрша по се́ксу (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amigovia (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pl przyjaciel z bonusami (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ru се́кс по дру́жбе (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ko 섹스 프렌드 (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amiga con derecho a roce (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · hu szexbarát (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · uk подруга з привілеями (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · no pulevenn (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · id teman tapi mesra (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · uk друг з привілеями (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · he יָזִיז (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · fr sex friend (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · sv idkarvän (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pt peguete (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · no knullekompis (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ka მეგობარი უპირატესობებით (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ru партнёр по се́ксу (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · cmn 性伴侶 /性伴侣 (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ja セフレ (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · cmn 性火伴 (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amigo con beneficios (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · fr ami avec bénéfices (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ca amic amb drets (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · de Freundin mit gewissen Vorzügen (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amiga con derechos (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · hu szexhaver (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · fi seksikaveri (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ru друг с привилегиями (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ca amiga amb drets (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pt amiga colorida (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · de Freund mit gewissen Vorzügen (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ro prietenă cu beneficii (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · ro prieten cu beneficii (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · cmn 性夥伴 /性伙伴 (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · it amica di letto (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pl przyjaciel z bonusem (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pl przyjaciółka z bonusem (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pl przyjaciółka z bonusami (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · it amico di letto (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · pt ficante (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amigo con derechos (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) · es amigovio (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship)