situationship

English

Etymology

From situation +‎ -ship or a blend of situational +‎ relationship.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪt͡ʃuˈeɪʃənʃɪp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃənʃɪp/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

situationship (plural situationships)

  1. (neologism, informal) A romantic or sexual relationship in which the parties do not consider or are not clear that they are in such relationship; such that is informal, without the responsibilities of a formal relationship; a companionship.
    • 2016, Lerato Tshabalala, The Way I See It: The Musings of a Black Woman in the Rainbow Nation, page 110:
      The thing about being in a situationship – and this is a big thing – is that because you exist in that no-man's-land, the rules of engagement are not spelt out.
    • 2017, Jamila Jasper, The Situationship: BWWM Romance Novel, Publisher s23991 (→ISBN):
      “Might you be pregnant?” I scoffed. “Listen Miss James, I know that you know that my personal life is a mess. There's no way I could be pregnant.” “Mark?” “What about Mark?” “Look, I know you're in a situationship with him...” I sighed, “Listen, Mark and I are friends. And anything that happens between us is very well secured against this.” Dawn shrugged, “Accidents happen.” “Not to me they don't,” I retorted.
    • 2021 January 10, Valeriya Safronova, “True Stories of Hooking Up During Covid-19”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 3 February 2021:
      “I needed a ‘situationship,’” said Ms. Stevenson, a 31-year-old comedian and writer in Los Angeles. “A person I can rely on and trust to hang out with once a week.”
    • 2024 January 18, Gina Cherelus, “TikTok Is 'Standing on Business.' What Does That Mean?”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 February 2024:
      Seek so much as a kernel of advice on the internet in 2024 about conflicts in a relationship, a situationship or even an affair, and you may find yourself inundated with recommendations to "stand on business." A Hinge match asks to reschedule your first date with 30 minutes' notice? Stand on business. Your ex continues to hit you up months after the breakup? Stand on business.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:situationship.

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