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frottage

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frottage /frot·tage/ (fro-tahzh´) [Fr.] frotteurism.
frot·tage (frô-täzh)
n.
1. Massage; rubbing.
2. The act of rubbing against the body of another person, as in a crowd, to attain sexual gratification.
frottage
[frôtäzh′]
Etymology: Fr, rubbing
1 sexual gratification obtained by rubbing (especially the genital area) against the clothing of another person, as can occur in a crowd.
2 a massage technique using rubbing. Compare masturbation.


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