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frotteurism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fɹɑˈtɝ.ɪzm/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /fɹɔˈtɝ.ɪzm/ (General-American)
  • /fɹɒˈtɜːɹ.ɪzm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English frotteur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English frotteurism From frotteur + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of non-consensually rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger, considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is frottage.)
  2. (uncountable) A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger.

Relateds

frottage · frot · frotteur

Translations (5)

tr fortçuluk (paraphilia) · fr frotteurisme (paraphilia) · tr kerkinmecilik (paraphilia) · fi frotterismi (paraphilia) · et frotörism (paraphilia)