cuffing season

[ kuhf-ing see-zuhn ]

/ ˈkʌf ɪŋ ˌsi zən /

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noun Slang.

a period during the fall and winter seasons, including holidays from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day, when people are more inclined to pair up in committed romantic relationships: I’m sitting out cuffing season this year—I was miserable tied down like that last winter.

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Origin of cuffing season

First recorded in 2010–15

Words nearby cuffing season

Cuevas, cuff, cuff button, Cuffe, Cuffee, cuffing season, cuff link, cuffs, Cufic, cu. ft., Cui

How to use cuffing season in a sentence

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