frotteurism
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɹɒˈtɜːɹ.ɪzm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɹɔˈtɝ.ɪzm/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /fɹɑˈtɝ.ɪzm/
Noun
frotteurism (uncountable)
- (sexuality) 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.)
- A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger.
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paraphilia
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