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foreplay
foreplay n.
Brit. 
/ˈfɔːpleɪ/
, /ˈfɔːpleɪ/U.S. /ˈfɔrˌpleɪ/
stimulation or love-play preceding sexual intercourse./ˈfɔrˌpleɪ/ΘΠ
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > stimulation preceding intercourse
fore-pleasure1910
foreplay1929
1929 J. B. Eggen in Calverton & Schmalhausen Sex in Civilization 594 The difference between perversion and fore-play.
1950 M. Mead Male & Female ii. iii. 73 Love-affairs are matters of the eyes, foreplay is almost completely concentrated in a glance-exchanging courtship.
1953 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Female II. ix. 364 Many persons..feel that the intensity of the ultimate orgasm is heightened by extended foreplay.
1961 R. Liswood Doc. Speaks (1963) iv. 64 When there is adequate foreplay..intercourse is more satisfying.
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