Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A sexual act in which two people rub their penises together.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo rub one's penis against another person's penis for sexual gratification. · To rub, chafe. · To work leather by rubbing.
From Middle English frotten, froten, from Old French froter (“to rub, polish”), of obscure origin.
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