Meanings
- derogatoryuncountableSexual intercourse that was consensual at the time but is later claimed to have been rape by a participant who regrets having taken part.
Now, it's all out in the open, if you effed around, just tell it quit being a sneak ass back stabbing bitch and own up to your actions or report actual rape and no regret rape that should be zapped immediately.
2002, Jen Larson, “"Move to outlaw secret DNA testing by fathers" (Telegraph)”, in soc.men (Usenet)2 more examples
Outsiders (including the people in this thread, judges, juries, etc...) can at best follow the law and attempt to establish what did or did not actually happen, before making *their* judgement on whether or not a rape occurred. This does not necessarily correlate to what the accused or accuser feels. Unfortunately, there will always be at least two problems with this situation..."victims" who use what Mr. saunders refers to as 'regret rape' to get back at someone, and true rapists who skirt the letter of the law to avoid prosecution (remember, folks, the object of the game is not to determine the truth, the object of the game is to get your client off).
1995, Duane D Morin, “How can a man be raped?”, in alt.sex (Usenet)This is in the context of whether legitimate violent rape results in pregnancy as often as other forms of "rape," including incest and regret rape. So far, no one has produced a single study, not one, that considers only legitimate violent rape and excludes regret rape and incest.
2012, prawnster, “prawnster;”, in talk.origins (Usenet)Synonyms: retroactive rape
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSexual intercourse that was consensual at the time but is later claimed to have been rape by a participant who regrets having taken part.
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regret rape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regret%20rape
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