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stranger rape

American  
[streyn-jer reyp] / ˈstreɪn dʒər ˌreɪp /

noun

  1. sexual assault perpetrated by someone who is previously unknown to the person they assault.

Etymology

Origin of stranger rape

First recorded in 1990–95

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