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nonintercourse

noun

Etymology

From non- + intercourse.

  1. derived from intercursus
  2. derived from entrecours
  3. prefixed as nonintercourse — “non + intercourse”

Definitions

  1. The lack of intercourse

    The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).

    • The Nonintercourse Act
    • This view is derived from the former non-intercourse law only.
    • you must submit to an embargo on your wit and a non-intercourse act between you and the faculty of writing.

  2. A lack of sexual intercourse.

    • I intend to try the effect of non-intercourse, and to break with her outright.

  3. Not involving or not relating to sexual intercourse.

    • McCarthy says you can slow things down by honing your technique through what he calls "nonintercourse sex" (what the rest of us call "jerking off").

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA