Frob vs Frot - What's the difference?
frob | frot |
(jargon, MIT) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.
(jargon, MIT) To manipulate objects considered to be frobs.
(jargon, MIT) To manipulate equipment without any knowledge.
(slang) To publicly rub one's genitals against someone for sexual gratification, especially without the other's consent or knowledge. (In this sense it is related to frotteurism and not frottage.)
(archaic) To rub, chafe.
(tanning) To work leather by rubbing.
As nouns the difference between frob and frot
is that frob is (jargon|mit) any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated while frot is a non-penetrative sex in which two males rub each other's penises.As verbs the difference between frob and frot
is that frob is (jargon|mit) to manipulate objects considered to be frobs while frot is (slang) to publicly rub one's genitals against someone for sexual gratification, especially without the other's consent or knowledge (in this sense it is related to frotteurism and not frottage).frob
English
Noun
(en noun)- Hand me that frob there, will you?
Verb
- Hey, frob the switch.
- Hey! Stop frobbing that oscilloscope! You'll break it.
References
*frob'', in ''The New Hacker's Dictionary , 1996, by Eric S. Raymond. * *