What does Friends with benefits mean?

Vriende met voordele (Casual relationship) For example: "Just friends with benefits (Just casual relationship)"

Where does the slang word Friends with benefits come from?

Friends with benefits is a slang term from South Africa. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in South Africa and across Africa.

Friends with benefits

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Vriende met voordele (Casual relationship)

"Just friends with benefits (Just casual relationship)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Friends with benefits 🇪🇬 Egypt

فريندز ويذ بينيفتس - Friends with benefits

"احنا فريندز ويذ بينيفتس (We're friends with benefits) - E7na friends with benefits"

Friends with benefits 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Bangani labanenzuzo (Friends with benefits)

"Friends with benefits akusilo lutsandvo (Friends with benefits isn't love)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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🌍 "Friends with benefits" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Friends with benefits 🇪🇬 Egypt

فريندز ويذ بينيفتس - Friends with benefits

Friends with benefits 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Bangani labanenzuzo (Friends with benefits)

Friends with benefits 🇬🇭 Ghana

Casual intimacy (No-strings attached)

Friends with benefits 🇰🇪 Kenya

Marafiki wa kimapenzi (Friends with benefits)

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