Cuffing season

Cuffing season is typically defined as the time of year when single people actively search for short-term romantic partners to spend the colder months with, typically (in Northern Hemisphere locations) from October through March, culminating with Valentine's Day.

[1] The term "cuff" is slang that alludes to handcuffs and means metaphorically to attach oneself to another individual.

[2] The lack of sunlight, outdoors, and warmth may lead some single people to become lonely and desperate.

[1] However, engaging in such a relationship with a superficial basis may lead to emotional drama for some people in the long term.

[8] The term gained popularity in college jargon and was later used in the title of a 2013 song by rapper Fabolous, which helped introduce it to the general public.