a rape that is carried out by someone that the victim knows
acquaintance rape in American English
date rape
acquaintance rape in American English
noun
forced sexual intercourse with a person known to the victim
Word origin
[1980–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Santería, biobehavioral, off-price, postfeminist, starch blocker