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Roleplay vs Foreplay - What's the difference?

roleplay | foreplay |

As nouns the difference between foreplay and roleplay

is that foreplay is in human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal, sometimes in preparation for sexual intercourse or another act meant to bring about orgasm while roleplay is the practice of roleplaying.

As verbs the difference between foreplay and roleplay

is that foreplay is to engage in foreplay while roleplay is to act out a fantasy, especially with a group.

roleplay

English

Alternative forms

* * role-play

Verb

(en verb)
  • To act out a fantasy, especially with a group.
  • To act as (a character) as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.
    • He likes to roleplay a vampire.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The practice of roleplaying

    • Synonyms

    * RP

    See also

    * RPG * LARP * roleplayer

    foreplay

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal, sometimes in preparation for sexual intercourse or another act meant to bring about orgasm.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intranstive) To engage in foreplay.
  • * 2002 , M. D. Bifford Debs, The Writer - Page 102 :
    • I decided, while we were foreplaying , that I must get a supply, just in case.
  • * 2005 , Charles E. Schwarz, The Lonely Detective Gets Nasty and Other Murder Mysteries - Page 65 :
    • We grabbed each other, roughly kissing and tossing covers and pillows about in our frantic lovemaking. We foreplayed' and ' foreplayed , teased and teased again.
  • * 2011 , Katie MacAlister, It's All Greek to Me :
    • While they were making love? It was true they weren't actually engaged in intercourse, but this certainly counted as foreplay. Iakovos stared down at her in complete disbelief. He'd never, ever had a woman fall asleep while he was foreplaying .

    External links

    * (wikipedia)