nonintercourse
English edit
Etymology edit
non- + intercourse
Noun edit
nonintercourse (uncountable)
- (chiefly US historical) The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).
- The Nonintercourse Act
- 1809, Jefferson, Writ. (1829) IV. 131:
- This view is derived from the former non-intercourse law only.
- 1809, Malkin, Gil Blas xi. vii.:
- you must submit to an embargo on your wit and a non-intercourse act between you and the faculty of writing.
- 1888, A. Johnston, Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 759/1:
- The use of non-intercourse agreements as revolutionary weapons against Great Britain.
- A lack of sexual intercourse.
- 1863(?), Miss Mitford, Village Ser. 11:
- I intend to try the effect of non-intercourse, and to break with her outright.
Adjective edit
nonintercourse (not comparable)
- Not involving or not relating to sexual intercourse.
- 2017 February 27, Stacey Grenrock Woods, “Thank You, Doctors: The Average Sex Time Is Not as Long as You'd Think”, in Esquire[1]:
- McCarthy says you can slow things down by honing your technique through what he calls "nonintercourse sex" (what the rest of us call "jerking off").
References edit
- “nonintercourse”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “nonintercourse”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading edit
Nonintercourse Act on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Non-Intercourse Act (1809) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
