pseudo-sexn.
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈsɛks/, U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈsɛks/ Activity which imitates or acts as a substitute for sexual intercourse; pseudo-sexual behaviour.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > activity which imitates or acts as a substitute for sexual intercourse
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1951 E. Bergler Neurotic Counterfeit-sex iii. 104 In analyzing this type of pseudo-sex, one is surprised at the seeming contradiction in the mechanical performance.
1964 Listener 12 Nov. 754/2 Pseudosex..takes up much of the zoo monkey's time; like violence itself, it is a symptom and a reliable index of stress in society.
1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xii. 129 This was a group of publications that drowned the American public with information, pseudoinformation, sex and pseudosex: culture and hard-hat philosophy.
1992 Independent (Nexis) 7 Mar. 28 With extra-marital copulation out of style, perhaps the pseudo-sex of masturbation..is the politically correct device of the moment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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