one-night stands
No-strings attached hookups
One-night stands are sexual encounters between people who don't intend to see each other again.
The term comes from theater, where a touring company performs one night in a town before moving on.
The sexual sense emerged in the mid-20th century: It was just a one-night stand—we never exchanged numbers.
The singular form can refer to either the encounter or the person: He was a one-night stand I met at a bar.
- flingsThrows or brief affairs
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- morning afterTime following excess
walk of shame · casual sex · one and done · STI prevention · noncommittal · regret · liaison · pillow talk · consent · anonymity · affairs · last call · promiscuity · flirtation · booty call · quickies · no-strings-attached · spontaneity
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, erotica, sexual identity, bisexual
- promiscuitypromiscuity, sleeping around, casual sex, hookups, bed-hopping
- sexual sinsfornication, adultery, lust, lechery, lewdness
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
- STIschlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, herpes, syphilis
- touring showsnational tours, international tours, concert tours, stadium tours
one-night standslong-term relationships
marriage · life partners · engagements · domestic partnerships · going steady
one-night standstrue love
Authentic romantic connection
deep connection · lasting love · love affairs · romance · intimacy