"reverse rape" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-reverse rape.wav Forms: reverse rapes [plural]
Etymology: So called because it is the opposite of the more common case of a man raping a woman. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reverse rape (countable and uncountable, plural reverse rapes)
  1. The act of a female raping a male. Wikipedia link: Rape by gender#Rape of males by females Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime, Sex Related terms: rape, reverse racism
    Sense id: en-reverse_rape-en-noun-Eg46h0Dx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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