second base

Shortstop's frequent cover

Second base is one of four bases in baseball, located diagonally across the diamond from home plate.

In the familiar American sexual metaphor mapping physical intimacy onto baseball, second base typically means touching breasts or chest over or under clothing—further than kissing (first base) but short of genital contact (third base): We got to second base in the back of his car.

baseball

infield

Baseball's inner diamond

tag · force out · diamond · glove · slide · keystone · pivot · runner · throw · relay

romance

kissing

Lip-to-lip contact

fooling around · hookup · home run · dating · teenage · euphemism · groping · intimacy

Categories
Opposites
baseball field position

second basehome plate

Scoring base in baseball

first base · third base · pitcher's mound · center field · outfield

romantic/sexual progression (slang)

second basehome run

Full-circuit scoring hit

first base · striking out · third base · scoring · bases loaded

Family

base, second, secondary, based, seconds, bases, basing, baseline, seconded

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG