Heavy-petting
noun
1.
Informal. intense that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.
noun
stimulating sexual contact between two people just short of intercourse
Examples
In high school, teenagers experiment with heavy petting.
Word Origin
1952
noun phrase
Very passionate kissing, fondling, etc, stopping short of the sex act proper (1940s+)
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