A casual arrangement with no commitment expected on either side.
| Type | Modern shorthand and terms |
|---|---|
| Category | Relationship intent |
| Stands for | No strings attached |
| Phrase dated | by 1951 (the phrase no strings attached), Online Etymology Dictionary |
The phrase no strings attached, meaning no conditions, is recorded by 1951, building on an 1880s American sense of strings as stipulations. We have not found a reliable date for the abbreviation NSA in personals; it is explained in a Craigslist acronym guide posted in 2005.
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How this fits into 170 years of personal ad shorthand: From Object Matrimony to LTR: How Personal Ads Learned to Talk in Code.
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