Alexandra Daddario has been using the phrase ‘Netflix and chill’ with friends when describing her quiet nights at home watching television. And it wasn’t until she tweeted out to her followers on Friday for the actual meaning that she learned its true meaning. Suffice it to say: the Why Women Kill star, 36, was a little bit embarrᴀssed to find out that it’s an internet slang term used as a euphemism for Sєxual activity.
It all started when the actress tweeted a message to her followers asking, ‘Ok, I need to know what Netflix and chill means. Is it not literal? I thought it was literal, right?’ A slew of followers was happy to reply and debunk her ᴀssessment. ‘Oh no, sweetie… it means have s*x,’ one person responded. Another follower got a little more in-depth with their explanation.
Netflix and chill? means the same as “Do you want to come upstairs for a nightcap/coffee?” It’s code. Because most of us haven’t learned how to say, “I’d like to have Sєx with you. Do you want to have Sєx with me?”‘ Someone else got cute and replied,’ We could rename it Hulu and f***.’
While another person shared, ‘It’s a bit like that scene from True Detective with the handcuffs,’ a reference to her character, Lisa, who seduced Woody Harrelson’s Marty in season one of the hit HBO crime drama. After reading responses from fans and finding out that it means Netflix and s*x,’ Alexandra tweeted about her mistake.
‘I seriously thought Netflix and chill were literal, have been telling friends I spend most nights Netflix and chilling and inviting them to do it with me regularly,’ she wrote. ‘I thought Netflix and chill just meant a cosy night in not feeling like going out.’ The phrase is believed to have started on Twitter as a non-Sєxual phrase in 2009 but has since gained mᴀssive popularity as a Sєxual term.