Petting and Sex

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Petting noun - Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).

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Sex and petting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sex" instead a noun "Petting".

Nearby Words: pet, petted

Sex noun - Sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis.

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Petting and sex are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Petting" instead a noun "Sex".

Even being visibly pregnant doesn't stop them having sex, and Trace is shown petting her belly when they relax afterwards.

Source: No Pregger Sex
Lampshaded/parodied in Episode 3, with petting as an equivalent of sex.Nelson: We are being stroked day in, day out, whether we consent to it or not!

Source: Series / Mongrels
The original pulls something of an I Have You Now, My Pretty before his Last Villain Stand, abusing Beth and petting her like a sex slave.

Source: Villainous Crush

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