- favours
- an extramarital sexual relationshipGranted by either sex to the other:The small luxuries of life that plenty of women were prepared to exchange their favours for. (G. Greene, 1978, and not of political allegiance)A fondness amounting to sexual mania for the favours of young men. (Sharpe, 1977)To force favours from is to rape:But even as he forced his favours from her... (Keneally, 1987 — or should it have been 'her favours'?)Favours may also be shared:And who does she pick to share her favours with? (Bogarde, 1981)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.