friend with benefits

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship.

Pronunciation

En-au-friend with benefits.ogg

Word forms

friend with benefits friends with benefits

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.

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