"cottaging" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-cottaging.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cottaging (uncountable)
  1. (British, slang) Sexual activity in a public lavatory, especially homosexual activity between men. Tags: British, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-cottaging-en-noun-Yl0XgLLV Disambiguation of Sex: 91 9 Categories (other): British English
  2. A seasonal activity involving a prolonged stay at one or more cottages; similar to visiting, but typically for a longer duration and at a seasonal home that one owns or rents. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cottaging-en-noun-mJBZ38Y0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cottage, cottager

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