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title: "no strings attached · GenZ Decoded"
description: "no strings attached: A relationship or arrangement without commitment or obligations. Example: \"They kept it no strings attached.\" Meaning and usage."
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# no strings attached

Boomer[#dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)

**Meaning.** A relationship or arrangement without commitment or obligations.

See it in a sentence

They kept it no strings attached.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [FWB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fwb/),[situationship](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/situationship/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [Netflix and chill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/netflix-and-chill/)

- Gen X

    [friends with benefits](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/friends-with-benefits/)

- Boomer · this one

    no strings attached,[free love](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/free-love/)

- Plain English

    relationship or arrangement without commitment or obligations

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## Related slang

- [main squeeze](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-squeeze/): A person's primary romantic partner.
- [Netflix and chill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/netflix-and-chill/): Casual invitation to watch shows together, often implying a romantic or intimate hangout.
- [pick-me girl](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pick-me-girl/): A girl who overtly seeks male approval by putting down other women.
- [pulling](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pulling/): Successfully attracting romantic or sexual interest.

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