lap dance

See also: lapdance and lap-dance

English

Alternative forms

• lap-dance, lapdance

Etymology

From lap + dance.

Noun

lap dance (plural lap dances)

1. 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 their lap.
   • 2023, Parliament of Malaysia, “Section 14, new section 15A, illustration (a)”, in Sexual Offences against Children (Amendment) Act 2023‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 June 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)

1. To perform a lap dance.

Derived terms

• lap dancer
• lap dancing

Related terms

• erotic dancing
• pole dancer
• private dancer
• stripper
• striptease
• table dance

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English lap dance.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Noun

lap dance m (plural lap dances)

1. lap dance

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English lap dance.

Noun

lap dance m (invariable)

1. lap dance

Related terms

• pole dance