foreplay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foreplay
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No foreplay of nuanced chitchat here, just a relentless barrage of aspersions, which led me to the thought: Do I really believe these people sneering their way through this evening?
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
You could take up meditation to help control your “overanalyzing” thoughts, continue communicating about foreplay, and try to be happy with what you have.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2020
The specimen that forms the core of the description is gorgeous, with dark grey bones preserved in exquisite detail, and that palaeontological happenstance is what has set off the hubbub over tyrannosaur foreplay.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2017
A main character dies, and after 16 hours of foreplay The Walking Dead has the arrogance to not even show the audience who it was.
From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2016
More and more, it seems eureka is foreplay for your IPO.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 2, 2014
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