tribadism

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trib·ade

(trĭb′əd)

n. Archaic

A woman who rubs her vulva against another woman for sexual pleasure; a lesbian.

[French, from Latin tribas, tribad-, from Greek, from trībein, to rub; see tribology.]

trib′a·dism n.

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tribadism

(ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm)

a lesbian practice in which one partner lies on top of the other and simulates the male role in heterosexual intercourse

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tribadism, tribady

a sexual activity between women that imitates heterosex-ual intercourse. — tribade, n. — tribadic, adj.

See also: Homosexuality

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tribadism - a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse

lesbianism, sapphism - female homosexuality

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(19) "Female homosexuality is known as tribadism or lesbianism.

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In Israel she meets up with various Israeli and Palestinian LGBT organizations, including the Israeli lesbian group, Mesolelot ("tribadism," the act of rubbing one's genitals against another's, a Talmudic synonym for "lesbian").

Exposing pinkwashing

The only term with more transhistorical and transcultural reach, I argued, is "tribade," because many languages and cultures conceptualize women who desired and had sex with women as engaging in the rubbing of bodies that in English is known as tribadism. (As an aside, I would like to say that the correct pronunciation of the word "tribadism" has never been clear to me.

Thinking About "Lesbian History"

[1c]-A woman engages in tribadism and the girl became pregnant, or a lesbian relationship with a girl.