foreplay

[ fawr-pley, fohr- ]

noun

1. sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.

foreplay

/ ˈfɔːˌpleɪ /

noun

1. mutual sexual stimulation preceding sexual intercourse

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreplay¹

First recorded in 1925–30; fore- + play

Example Sentences

Dirty talk can be a huge part of foreplay and even heighten the experience of sex for some.

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“Foreplay for them is getting their emails in check,” Jonathan says.

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It was all foreplay, however, for the best presenter banter of all time.

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Even so, my advice to a young man marrying a Jewish girl would be to have three and a half years of foreplay.

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I think there should be a lot of jokes during foreplay and a lot of postcoital laughing.

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