friend with benefits

American  

[frend with ben-uh-fits] / ˈfrɛnd wɪθ ˈbɛn ə fɪts /

noun

plural

friends with benefits

1. (used as a euphemism) a friend with whom one has sex without a romantic relationship or commitment. FWB, fwb

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Etymology

Origin of friend with benefits

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

I allowed him to be my friend with benefits because I was convinced this man was a perfect match, if he could just settle down and realize I was the one.

From Los Angeles Times

Oh, and we’re supposed to think, by the way, that Mia and Mel are satisfied in their sex lives by having sex without obligation - in Mia’s case, with a friend with benefits, and in Mel’s case, the occasional tryst with a handsome dumb guy she can’t kick out fast enough in the morning.

From Washington Times

But this wasn’t the forced exit of, say, a Rudi Bakhtiar, who said her long-term freelancing stint as a Fox correspondent was terminated when she refused to be her superior’s friend with benefits.

From Slate

And then, meeting none of these emotional needs is J., the acquaintance I had a crush on for years who is now a friend with benefits.

From Los Angeles Times

I have a friend who is a former friend with benefits.

From Slate