セフレ

Japanese

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of セックスフレンド (sekkusu furendo), itself wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from sex +‎ friend. Compare French sex friend.

Pronunciation

Noun

セフレ • (sefure

  1. (informal) friend with benefits, fuck buddy (friend as a casual sexual partner)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN