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What’s cuffing season? 14 Tinder-era dating terms you should know.

benching: This is what happens when, as New York Magazine puts it, someone puts a romantic prospect “on the roster but not in play.” They might bench you by agreeing to a date, only to reschedule — maybe even several times. They’re keeping their options open and are probably dating multiple people at once.