heavy petting

heavy petting

Sexual touching; foreplay. The term often implies that the activity is not followed with sex. You can be sure there's a lot of heavy petting going on under those bleachers.
See also: heavy, petting
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • petting
  • petting pantry
  • a sugar daddy
  • nose around for (someone or something)
  • a fishing expedition
  • expedition
  • fishing expedition
  • biggest frog in the puddle
  • the biggest frog in the puddle
  • the biggest toad in the puddle
References in periodicals archive
"I did heavy petting and I kissed him, we both did that with him.
Nothing happened on the first occasion but the text messaging continued when they met up for a second time in the park there was kissing and heavy petting before a sexual act took place.
In the great majority of cases, the involvement was limited to sexual banter and/or "heavy petting." But in other cases, sexual intercourse followed, sometimes marking the beginning of a continuing relationship.
There's already been some heavy petting - or 'bits' as Wes put it
He contacted the victim, telling her to "down-play" the incident if asked about what happened and to describe it as nothing more than "heavy petting".
Subject matters range from former Tyne Tees presenters, Fischer's dad's world weary post work rituals and victuals, to the perils of heavy petting in the local swimming pool.
Simon (Joe Thomas) stalks poor Carly, while Neil does some very heavy petting. (2011/15) ....
Friday night in Wrexham looks like this; Seazoo, Heavy Petting Zoo and Castles are at Un Deg Un in, and AMFX, Straight Jacket Legends and my Favourite Runner Up are at Glyndwr University Centenary Club.
Meanwhile, Entertainment Format Producer David Wilkes (Rufus Jones) is pitching his big new primetime show, Heavy Petting, in which celebs swap their cats and dogs for a week.
Comics include Sean Turner from South Shields, Stu Ferrol from Newcastle, sketch group Heavy Petting and Natalie Wicks, both from Middlesbrough, comic Liberty Hordes and Rahul Kohli from Heaton, Newcastle.
However, all that's happened so far is heavy petting and then he's backed away.
About 33.5 percent said they have tried kissing and hugging; 12 percent said they have tried heavy petting while 11.8 percent said they have tried oral sex and 10.9 percent said they have had full intercourse.
With 19 teenagers in the whirlpool (maximum allowed 10), screams echoing around the steamy glass facility and pairs of eyes boring into me from every lounger, I changed and was back in the entrance foyer before you could say "no heavy petting".
When we're out working on our farm, we may get the urge to indulge in a spot of heavy petting in the hay barn.
So let's hope the games are played in a good spirit with no biting, no gouging and no heavy petting.