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friends with benefits

friends with benefits is the plural of friend with benefits.

Meaning of friend with benefits

Noun

friend with benefits (plural friends with benefits)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship.
    • “I’m just saying that usually when you have a friend who’s a girl, it’s not just that she’s your friend. Either you’ve known her a long time, or she’s a friend with benefits.”2003, Alexander Hart, Time in Question
    Synonyms:
    fuck buddy

Questions about friends with benefits

What is friends with benefits the plural of?
Friends with benefits is the plural of friend with benefits.

Words near friends with benefits in the dictionary

  1. friends of friends
  2. Friends of God
  3. friends of mine
  4. friends of ours
  5. friends of the court
  6. friends with benefits
  7. friends-in-law
  8. friends-to-lovers
  9. Friendsgiving
  10. Friendsgivings
  11. friendship

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