cuffing season
[ kuhf-ing see-zuhn ]
/ ˈkʌf ɪŋ ˌsi zən /
noun Slang.
a period during the fall and winter seasons, including holidays from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day, when people are more inclined to pair up in committed romantic relationships: I’m sitting out cuffing season this year—I was miserable tied down like that last winter.
Origin of cuffing season
First recorded in 2010–15