slap and tickle

slap and tickle
   sexual play
   Literally, no more than what might occur in any courtship, which is all this phrase normally implies:
    And what sells this year's new royal books but the same slap and tickle? (Esquire, December, 1993)

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  • slap and tickle — noun (informal) Amorous frolicking, with kissing, petting, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑slap * * * slap and ˈtickle idiom (old fashioned, BrE …   Useful english dictionary

  • slap and tickle — n. [Brit. Informal] playful kissing or caressing, foreplay, or, now, often, sexual intercourse: also written slap and tickle n. * * * …   Universalium

  • slap and tickle — n. [Brit. Informal] playful kissing or caressing, foreplay, or, now, often, sexual intercourse: also written slap and tickle n …   English World dictionary

  • slap and tickle — ► slap and tickle Brit. informal physical amorous play. Main Entry: ↑slap …   English terms dictionary

  • slap and tickle — noun uncount BRITISH HUMOROUS sexual activity, especially when it does not involve serious feelings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Slap and Tickle — Single infobox | Name = Slap And Tickle Artist = Squeeze from Album = Cool for Cats Released = August 31, 1979 (UK) Format = 7 vinyl Recorded = 1978 Genre = Rock Length = 4:19 Label = A M Records Producer = John Wood Squeeze Chart position = #24… …   Wikipedia

  • slap-and-tickle — n British petting, kissing and caressing. A joky and innocuous euphemism for love play of various degrees of intensity. The phrase dates from the Edwardian era but was most popular in the late 1950s, usually in the form a bit of slap and tickle …   Contemporary slang

  • slap and tickle — mainly British, old fashioned, humorous sexual activity that is not serious. They were having a bit of slap and tickle on the sofa when I walked in …   New idioms dictionary

  • slap and tickle Brit. — slap and tickle Brit. informal playful sexual activity. → slap …   English new terms dictionary

  • slap-and-tickle — /slæp ən ˈtɪkəl/ (say slap uhn tikuhl) noun sexual play, usually lighthearted …  

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