cuffing season

[ kuhf-ing see-zuhn ]

noun

, Slang.

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuffing season¹

First recorded in 2010–15