heavy petting

noun

1. Informal. intense petting that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heavy petting¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

As we've always suspected, the promise ring wearing Jonas was the king of heavy petting.

From The Daily Beast

We were doing all that heavy petting and humping and kissing and he got me with that line, “Just let me put the head in.”

From The Daily Beast

TSA: The traveling public is on edge over the introduction of screening devices and heavy petting by TSA agents.

From The Daily Beast