different between frotteurism vs frottage

English

Etymology

frotteur +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (Francophone) IPA^(key): /f?o?t??(?)izm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f???t????zm/

Noun

frotteurism (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• frotteur
• frottage
• frot

Translations

English

Etymology

From French frotter (“to rub”).

Verb

frottage (third-person singular simple present frottages, present participle frottaging, simple past and past participle frottaged)

1. To rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.
2. (sexology) To rub parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation.

Noun

frottage (countable and uncountable, plural frottages)

1. (uncountable, art) A method of making an image by placing a piece of paper against an object and then rubbing over it, usually with a pencil or charcoal.
2. (countable, art) An image so made.
3. (uncountable, sexology) The practice of rubbing parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation.

Hyponyms

• (sexology): tribadism

Coordinate terms

• (sexology): frotteurism

Related terms

• friction
• frot
• frotteurism

Translations

See also

• rubbing

French

Noun

frottage m (plural frottages)

1. rubbing
2. (art) frottage
3. (sex) frottage