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slap and tickle

slap and tickle

2 8.9
Playful touching between people who are flirting
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : caricias
  • The couple often engages in slap and tickle moments while watching movies together.
  • a little slap and tickle

Well, they end up doing a little slap and tickle and then it's revealed later that he's maggot.

Examples

  • Just a few little nibbles, slap and tickle, slap and tickle.

  • A little slap and tickle?

    Random Hearts (1999)

  • I have nothing against "sexually fluid" women who just want some slap and tickle and then run back to their boyfriends.

    Blog text (27)

  • Well, they end up doing a little slap and tickle and then it's revealed later that he's maggot.

    I've Had It

  • He gets shoved around; nothing serious, just some slap and tickle.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Slap and tickle #

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)

  • They enjoyed a playful afternoon filled with slap and tickle activities at the park.

  • After a long week, they decided to have a night of slap and tickle to lighten the mood.

Synonyms

flirting
vsslap and tickle
43 3.5

Playful or romantic behavior that shows interest in someone

is more physical and includes affectionate touching or sexual innuendo
petting
vsslap and tickle
  • NSFW
34 7.1

Touching someone in a loving or sexual way, often on the body

is more playful and lighthearted rather than focused on sexual touching
fondling
vsslap and tickle
  • NSFW
4 9.2

To touch someone gently in a loving way, often before sex

is lighter and more flirtatious, emphasizing playful affection over intimacy
caressing
vsslap and tickle
1 3.9

A gentle, affectionate touch or stroke showing love

is more flirtatious and may have sexual innuendo or playful intent
titillation
vsslap and tickle
1 8.2

Lightly touching someone to make them laugh or squirm

is broader and more flirtatious, not limited to brief tickling actions
toying
vsslap and tickle
  • Offensive
8.8

Playful teasing that tries to attract sexual attention

is more about light flirtation and physical affection than deliberate arousal

Antonyms

formality
66 4.4

A required action you must do before something else

seriousness
53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

How Flirtatious

to make out
  • NSFW
130 8.1
petting
  • NSFW
34 7.1
slap and tickle
  • NSFW
2 8.9
flirting
43 3.5
to banter
  • Informal
9 4.6

Surface Forms

slap and tickle singular
slap and tickles plural

Morphology

slap + and + tickle

A learner who knows 'slap' and 'tickle' can readily infer a sense of playful physical contact from the literal constituents, so the core idea of lighthearted touching is predictable. However, the idiomatic nuance of flirtation/sexual innuendo and the conventionalized phrasing are not fully derivable from the parts, making the expression partially but not wholly transparent.

Etymology

Slap and tickle may come from the literal image of light, playful touching: a quick slap and a tickle used when people flirt or tease. So, it means 'playful or flirtatious activity'.