Meanings
- uncountablelifestyleAffectionate interactions following a sexual act, such as cuddling, talking, or massaging.
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Afterplay is the set of interactions that occur after a sexual experience. Afterplay, also referred to as postcoital play, spans a wide variety of possible activities, including cuddling, holding hands, kissing, talking, stroking, massaging, or reengaging in sexual acts like oral sex, mutual masturbation, outercourse, or intercourse.
2021, Heather L. Armstrong, editor, Encyclopedia of Sex and Sexuality: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 2009Synonyms: postcoital play
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAffectionate interactions following a sexual act, such as cuddling, talking, or massaging.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 後戲 /后戏
- 後戲 /后戏 (hòuxì)acts done after finishing sex
Dutch naspel
- naspelacts done after finishing sex
German Nachspiel
- Nachspielacts done after finishing sex
Hungarian utójáték
- utójátékacts done after finishing sex
Japanese 後戯
- 後戯 (kōgi)acts done after finishing sex
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