lap dance

noun

An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over their lap.

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Meanings

nounlap dance (plural lap dances)

plural lap dances · alternative lap-dance · alternative lapdance

  1. An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over their lap.

    A asks Z, a child, to perform a lap dance on B while being recorded by A. […] A is guilty of an offence under this section by causing a child to engage in a sexual performance.

    2023, Parliament of Malaysia, “Section 14, new section 15A, illustration (a)”, in Sexual Offences against Children (Amendment) Act 2023, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2023, page 9
verblap dance (third-person singular simple present lap dances, present participle lap dancing, simple past and past participle lap danced)

present singular third person lap dances · participle present lap dancing · participle past lap danced · past lap danced · alternative lap-dance · alternative lapdance

  1. To perform a lap dance.

Origin

From lap + dance.

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Translations

Dutch lapdance
  • lapdanceerotic form of entertainment
Estonian sületants
  • sületantserotic form of entertainment
Finnish sylitanssi
  • sylitanssierotic form of entertainment
French lap dance, danse-contact
  • lap danceerotic form of entertainment
  • danse-contacterotic form of entertainment
German Lapdance
  • Lapdanceerotic form of entertainment
Icelandic kjöltudans
  • kjöltudanserotic form of entertainment
Irish damhsa gabhail
  • damhsa gabhailerotic form of entertainment
Italian lap dance
  • lap danceerotic form of entertainment
Japanese ラップダンス
  • ラップダンス (rappudansu)erotic form of entertainment
Spanish baile de regazo
  • baile de regazoerotic form of entertainment
Turkish kucak dansı, şeve
  • kucak dansıerotic form of entertainment
  • şeveerotic form of entertainment
Cite this entry
APA

lap dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lap%20dance

MLA

“lap dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lap%20dance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lap dance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lap%20dance.

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