sexual activity between partners that does not include actual penetration
Word origin
C20: outer + (inter)course
outercourse in American English
(ˈautərˌkɔrs, -ˌkours)
noun
sexual activity between two or more people that does not involve penetration
Word origin
[1990–95; patterned on intercourse]This word is first recorded in the period 1990–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Plug and Play, body double, family leave, transgendered, uptalk