key parties
Bowl-based spouse swapping
Key parties are social gatherings where couples swap sexual partners, traditionally by having men place car keys in a bowl and women draw keys randomly to determine pairings.
The practice is associated with 1970s American suburban swinger culture, though whether such parties were ever widespread remains debated.
The term now often appears in nostalgic or ironic references to that era's sexual experimentation.
- adulteriesExtramarital sexual relations
- bowlConcave food container
- jinglingMaking light ringing sounds
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- drinkConsumable liquid
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key partiesmonogamy
One partner at a time
marital fidelity · traditional marriage · celibacy · abstinence
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Congregational community events
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