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tribadism [trib-uh-diz-uh m] Word Origin noun
Origin of tribadism First recorded in 1810–20; tribade + -ism British Dictionary definitions for tribadism tribadism noun
- a lesbian practice in which one partner lies on top of the other and simulates the male role in heterosexual intercourse
Word Origin and History for tribadism n.
1811, with -ism + tribade (n.), c.1600, “a lesbian,” from French tribade (16c.) or directly from Latin tribas, from Greek tribas, from tribein “to rub,” from PIE root *ter- “to rub, turn, twist” (see throw). In reference to a specific sexual technique, from 1965.