booty call
booty call — noun
1. a contact made with someone through a phone call, text message, or personal visi
a contact made with someone through a phone call, text message, or personal visit, where the only goal is to arrange a sexual meeting; can also refer to the person you reach out to in this way
Yael ignored another late-night text because she knew it was just a booty call.
Mateo told his roommate he wanted a real relationship, not a booty call.
contrast with relationship / real
Devika blocked the number after receiving three booty call messages in one weekend.
Nia laughed off the late-night message and called it a ridiculous booty call.
Owen's friends joked that the only person who ever called him was a booty call.
- hookup
more general, can refer to any casual sexual encounter without specifying how it was arranged
- FWB (friends with benefits)
refers to an ongoing casual sexual arrangement, not a single message or visit
用法筆記
Common in casual conversation among younger speakers. Often carries a dismissive or negative tone when used to describe someone.
常見錯誤
2. a short written message or a spoken telephone conversation directed at someone i
a short written message or a spoken telephone conversation directed at someone in order to begin a sexual meeting with that person; unlike sense 1, this refers only to the communication itself, not to the person receiving it
Quan sent a booty call to an old number, not expecting a reply.
Nala regretted sending the booty call the moment she pressed send.
verb: regretting sending a booty call
Matthew had never sent a booty call before and felt awkward about it.
After a few drinks, Yara sent a booty call to someone she barely knew.
Tamás knew a booty call would not cure his loneliness.
- late-night text
euphemistic and less explicit; implies time of day rather than purpose
用法筆記
More restricted than sense 1 — never used to label a person. 'He is a booty call' belongs under sense 1, not this one.