Meaning of pseudorape | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sexual act in which a person pretends to rape another.
   countable, uncountable
2. An act that appears to be rape but in fact is not.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Crazed romantic that he is, he barges into her apartment for a friendly pseudorape that she enjoys but that puts them both in jeopardy. Ultimately she proves she's not completely heartless with one risky act.”

“And there’s Hope⟳ Davis as his bitter, sarcastic wife, Bunnie, who while Jack’s at the office, acts out elaborate rituals of phony robbery and pseudorape with her next-door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride). When that little game becomes stale, Simon’s adolescent son Josh (Evan Ross) is itching to step into his dad’s shoes.”

“[…] the woman […] arouses an invisible mob to defend⟳ her pristine virtue and punish⟳ a "reckless black eyeballer" instead of the white companion who actually abused her. […] The apache in the pseudorape scene had appeared in Windy City (1947); […]”

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