tribadism

American

[trib-uh-diz-uhm] / ˈtrɪb əˌdɪz əm /

noun

lesbianism.

tribadism British

/ ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm /

noun

a lesbian practice in which one partner lies on top of the other and simulates the male role in heterosexual intercourse

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Etymology

Origin of tribadism

First recorded in 1810–20; tribade + -ism

Example Sentences

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He had prevailed on his sister to have her as a bedfellow, and enact every species of exciting lust and tribadism they could devise.

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In the town of D. there 'lived apart' two women, one a Brahmin, the other a grazier; their modus operandi was tribadism, as an eyewitness informed me.

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In fact, Ethel was thoroughly taught every pleasure possible to tribadism.

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