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sex play
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noun
erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.
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Origin of sex play
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby sex play
sex object, sex offender, sexology, sexpartite, sexpert, sex play, sexploitation, sex positivity, sexpot, sex ratio, sex reassignment
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