lap dance

See also: lapdance and lap-dance

English

Alternative forms

lap-dance, lapdance

Etymology

From lap + dance.

Noun

lap dance (plural lap dances)

An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over his or her lap.
- 2023, Parliament of Malaysia, “Section 14, new section 15A, illustration (a)”, in Sexual Offences against Children (Amendment) Act 2023‎, page 9:
  A asks Z, a child, to perform a lap dance on B while being recorded by A. […] A is guilty of an offence under this section by causing a child to engage in a sexual performance.

Translations

erotic form of entertainment

Dutch: lapdance (nl) m
Estonian: sületants
Finnish: sylitanssi (fi)
French: lap dance (fr) m (France), danse-contact f (Canada)
German: Lapdance m
Icelandic: kjöltudans m
Irish: damhsa gabhail m
Italian: lap dance (it) m
Japanese: ラップダンス (rappudansu)
Spanish: baile de regazo m
Turkish: kucak dansı, şeve (tr)

Verb

lap dance (third-person singular simple present lap dances, present participle lap dancing, simple past and past participle lap danced)

To perform a lap dance.

Derived terms

Related terms

erotic dancing
pole dancer
private dancer
stripper
striptease
table dance

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English lap dance.

Noun

lap dance m (invariable)

lap dance

Related terms

pole dance

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