friend with benefits
noun phrase
: a friend with whom one has casual sexual relations without commitments
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Basically, Reynolds and Jackman are friends with benefits, but the benefit is that their hangouts might make their movie more money.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 July 2024
Sneaky link to me is much deeper than just a hook up or friends with benefits, because there wouldn’t be any substance.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Much of the pair’s relationship — from friends to best friends to friends with benefits to friends again to boyfriend/girlfriend to then engaged — has played out on the Bravo show, which shows the shenanigans and drama of young, professional East Coasters sharing a house for the summer.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2024
The Australian singer Dannii Minogue — younger sister of gay diva Kylie — plays host at a swank mansion where 10 single young men meet, mingle and make out in hopes of finding a partner, or at least a lover (or if that doesn’t last, maybe a hot friend with benefits?).
—Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
However, the idea of friends with benefits can get a bad rap sometimes, as there’s an assumption that this relationship dynamic is only for people who aren’t serious about commitment and are emotionally unavailable.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Aug. 2023
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 July 2024
Sneaky link to me is much deeper than just a hook up or friends with benefits, because there wouldn’t be any substance.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Much of the pair’s relationship — from friends to best friends to friends with benefits to friends again to boyfriend/girlfriend to then engaged — has played out on the Bravo show, which shows the shenanigans and drama of young, professional East Coasters sharing a house for the summer.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2024
The Australian singer Dannii Minogue — younger sister of gay diva Kylie — plays host at a swank mansion where 10 single young men meet, mingle and make out in hopes of finding a partner, or at least a lover (or if that doesn’t last, maybe a hot friend with benefits?).
—Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
However, the idea of friends with benefits can get a bad rap sometimes, as there’s an assumption that this relationship dynamic is only for people who aren’t serious about commitment and are emotionally unavailable.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Friend with benefits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friend%20with%20benefits. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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