friend with benefits

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === friend with benefits (plural friends with benefits) (idiomatic, slang, euphemistic) A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship. Synonyms: fuck buddy; see also Thesaurus:casual sexual partner ==== Related terms ==== friendship with benefits ==== Descendants ==== → Canadian French: ami avec bénéfices (calque) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== romantic friendship === References === === Further reading === friends with benefits on Wikipedia.Wikipedia