reach-around

Simultaneous partner stimulation

A reach-around is a sexual act in which one partner, positioned behind the other, manually stimulates the other's genitals.

The term originated in gay male contexts but applies to any configuration where one person reaches around another's body during sex.

It has extended into figurative slang, often crude, to describe any reciprocal favor or courtesy, particularly one offered to soften an otherwise unpleasant interaction: The least they could do is give us a reach-around before screwing us over.

slang

favor

Kind act or preference

consideration · politeness · decency · mutual benefit · exchange · gesture · kindness · accommodation · return · payback

sexual

handjob

Genital stimulation by hand

pleasure · courtesy · reciprocal · penetration · gesture · intimate · bedroom · considerate · gratification · mutual

Opposites
sexual reciprocity/consideration

reach-aroundinconsiderate

Lacking regard for others

pillow princess · starfish · jackhammering

partnered vs. solo activity

reach-aroundmasturbation

Self-stimulation for pleasure

self-pleasure · solo act · jacking off · jerking off · solo sex

Family

reach, around, reaches, reached, reaching

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