"petting party" meaning in All languages combined

See petting party on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: petting parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} petting party (plural petting parties)
  1. (historical, US) A type of sex party in 1920s flapper culture. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-petting_party-en-noun-MZuVMMld Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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