flings
Casual romantic affairs
Flings is the plural of fling and the third-person singular verb form.
A fling is a brief, carefree episode—especially a short romantic or sexual relationship: We had a fling one summer.
To fling is to throw with force or abandon: She flung open the door.
A final fling or last fling is one more indulgence before settling down or giving something up.
Light, casual throw
- hurlThrow with great force
- pitchFrequency of sound
- lobHigh-arcing throw or hit
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
heave · cast · sling · catapult · launch · propel · javelin throw · discus throw
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- liaisonConnector between groups
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
dalliance · rendezvous · flirtation · one-night stand · summer romance · seduction · entanglement · paramour
Dispose of something
- throw awayRemove as unwanted
- cast asideReject or discard
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
- dumpWaste disposal site
jettison · dispose · shed · ditch · chuck out · reject · abandon · clear out
toss
Light, casual throw
chuck · heave · cast · sling · catapult · launch · propel · javelin throw · discus throw · shotput
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
infatuation · dalliance · rendezvous · flirtation · one-night stand · summer romance · seduction · entanglement · paramour · love interest
toss out
Dispose of something
- throw awayRemove as unwanted
- cast asideReject or discard
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
dump · jettison · dispose · shed · ditch · chuck out · reject · abandon · clear out · purge
spree
Brief excessive episode
indulgence · night out · party · celebration · splurge · jaunt · lark · romp · revelry · blowout
- promiscuitypromiscuity, sleeping around, casual sex, hookups, one-night stands
- anticshijinks, shenanigans, pranks, mischief, tomfoolery
- extrasextra, add-ons, add-on, extras, addition
- affairsaffairs, affair, foreign affairs, current affairs, world affairs
flingsmarriages
Legal spousal unions
long-term relationships · engagements · betrothals · courtships · going steady
- summer flingBrief romantic relationship during warm months
- spring flingBrief romantic relationship in warmer months
- fling open
- holiday fling
- vacation flingBrief romance during travel
- last flingPre-commitment revelry