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foreplay
[
fawr
-pley
,
fohr
-
]
Origin
fore·play
/
ˈfɔrˌpleɪ
,
ˈfoʊr-
/
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[
fawr
-pley
,
fohr
-
]
Show IPA
noun
sexual stimulation, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
Origin:
1925–30;
fore-
+
play
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foreplay
(ˈfɔːˌpleɪ)
—
n
mutual sexual stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
foreplay
in sexual sense, by 1911, from
fore
+
play
. Earlier as a theatrical term (late 19c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
foreplay
fore·play (fôr'plā')
n.
The sexual stimulation that precedes intercourse.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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