reach-around

English

Alternative forms

• reach around

Noun

reach-around (plural reach-arounds)

1. Manual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.
   • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 153:

     Tom adored to give pleasure while Gore has always liked to boast that he has never knowingly or intentionally gratified any of his partners. Not even a sighing reach-around by the sound of it.

2. (idiomatic) An ostensibly thoughtful gesture, especially one performed to win favour or mitigate unfair treatment.