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frotteurism

UK/fɹɒˈtɜːɹ.ɪzm/US/fɹɔˈtɝ.ɪzm/

frotteurism noun: the act of non-consensually rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger, considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is frottage.).

Noun

frotteurism (uncountable)

  1. The act of non-consensually rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger, considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is frottage.)
  2. A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger.

Origin of frotteurism

From frotteur + -ism.

Questions about frotteurism

What does frotteurism mean?
Frotteurism means the act of non-consensually rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger, considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is frottage.).
What part of speech is frotteurism?
Frotteurism is a noun.
How do you pronounce frotteurism?
Frotteurism is pronounced /fɹɒˈtɜːɹ.ɪzm/ (UK).

Words near frotteurism in the dictionary

  1. frottaged
  2. frottages
  3. frottaging
  4. frotted
  5. frotteur
  6. frotteurism
  7. frotteurist
  8. frotteuristic
  9. frotteuristically
  10. frotteurists
  11. frotteurs

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