pseudorape

Noun

pseudorape (countable and uncountable, plural pseudorapes)

1. A sexual act in which a person pretends to rape another.
   • Crazed romantic that he is, he barges into her apartment for a friendly pseudorape that she enjoys but that puts them both in jeopardy. Ultimately she proves she's not completely heartless with one risky act.2004 September 17, Stephen Holden, “Glittery Glamour and Idealism Do Battle in World War II Europe”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
   • And there’s Hope Davis as his bitter, sarcastic wife, Bunnie, who while Jack’s at the office, acts out elaborate rituals of phony robbery and pseudorape with her next-door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride). When that little game becomes stale, Simon’s adolescent son Josh (Evan Ross) is itching to step...2011 August 25, Stephen Holden, “'The Family Tree' Directed by Vivi Friedman - Review”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
2. An act that appears to be rape but in fact is not.
   • […] the woman […] arouses an invisible mob to defend her pristine virtue and punish a "reckless black eyeballer" instead of the white companion who actually abused her. […] The apache in the pseudorape scene had appeared in Windy City (1947); […]1994, Genevieve Fabre, Robert O'Meally, History and Memory in African-American Culture, page 201