flirtationship

flirtationship

English

Etymology

flirtation +‎ -ship and/or Blend of flirtation +‎ relationship.

Noun

flirtationship (countable and uncountable, plural flirtationships)

1. (rare) flirtation
   • 1918, Gilbert Frankau, One of Them

     Jack's Jills ! Why, Muse possesses quite a list full,
     May's Jill, and June's Jill, August's, and September's. . . .
     Yet dares no more than skim each light adventure
     Which followed on flirtationship's indenture.

2. (informal) A casual relationship based only on flirtation.
   • 2011, Anna Lefler, The Chicktionary, page 70:

     You may have a flirtationship with your best friend's brother, a coworker, or the baristo with the nice forearms who makes your latte […]