1
: erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
2
: action or behavior that precedes an event
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
Love, Theoretically Love, Theoretically $17 $11 Amazon This Ali Hazelwood bestseller is ideal for anyone turned on by a little academic rivalry and intellectual foreplay.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
All of that, though, is just warmup—maybe foreplay?
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Call it a flirtation, foreplay, or even parasocial fanfiction.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Foreplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreplay. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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foreplay
noun
fore·play
-ˌplā 
: erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
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