# frotteurism

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɹɒˈtɜːɹ.ɪzm/

## Definitions
1. The act of non-consensually rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger, considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is frottage.)
2. A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger.

## Etymology
From frotteur + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frotteurism