"bad touch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bad touches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad touch (plural bad touches)
  1. (informal, euphemistic, childish) A sexual assault; sexual contact without permission. Tags: childish, euphemistic, informal
    Sense id: en-bad_touch-en-noun-P04URjdG Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (informal, figurative) An interaction that makes someone uncomfortable. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-bad_touch-en-noun-jLAipGRF
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, touch. Related terms: stranger danger
    Sense id: en-bad_touch-en-noun-ZNfEbV8F

Verb

Forms: bad touches [present, singular, third-person], bad touching [participle, present], bad touched [participle, past], bad touched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|+}} bad touch (third-person singular simple present bad touches, present participle bad touching, simple past and past participle bad touched)
  1. (informal, euphemistic, childish) To sexually assault Tags: childish, euphemistic, informal
    Sense id: en-bad_touch-en-verb-kD-9LngF Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 8 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 8 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 8 86

Inflected forms

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