Friends With Benefits Terminology

noun a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• They had a mutual agreement for a friendship with benefits.
• They were friends who also hooked up from time to time.
• They were friends with benefits, keeping it casual.
• Their friendship with benefits was like a secret arrangement between them.