friendship with benefits

noun

A platonic friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.

Meanings

nounfriendship with benefits (countable and uncountable, plural friendships with benefits)

plural friendships with benefits

  1. countableeuphemisticidiomaticuncountableA platonic friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.

Translations

Finnish seksikaveruus
  • seksikaveruusnon-emotional sexual friendship
German Freundschaft plus
  • Freundschaft plusnon-emotional sexual friendship
Italian amicizia di letto, scopamicizia
  • amicizia di lettonon-emotional sexual friendship
  • scopamicizianon-emotional sexual friendship
  • trombamicizianon-emotional sexual friendship
  • amici con beneficinon-emotional sexual friendship
Portuguese amizade colorida
  • amizade coloridanon-emotional sexual friendship
Spanish amistad con derechos, amistad con ventajas
  • amistad con derechosnon-emotional sexual friendship
  • amistad con ventajasnon-emotional sexual friendship
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APA

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Chicago

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