lap dance

American  

noun

1. an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.

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Other Word Forms

• lap dancing noun
• lap-dance verb (used without object)

Etymology

Origin of lap dance

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

The Duke of Sussex has told a court he was suspicious about how a newspaper got a story on his girlfriend Chelsy Davy being angry with him about him visiting a lap dance club.

From BBC

But something that was drowned out in the blare of its cannily contrived controversies — the uproar around that satanic lap dance in its music video; that lip-lock at the BET Awards; the most controversial Nikes since Heaven’s Gate — was a certain nuance in the song’s point of view.

From New York Times

“It just needed a facelift,” which included turning a private lap dance room into the youth ministry.

From Seattle Times

Soyeon Kate Lee, 42, a Korean American pianist, said a conductor once described her in front of other orchestra leaders as “cheap and good” and suggested she perform a lap dance.

From New York Times

At the end of March, he shared “MONTERO but ur in the bathroom of hell while lil nas is giving satan a lap dance in the other room,” which is just as excellent as the lo-fi remix.

From The Verge