The Definition Of Swinging

Swinging, sometimes referred to in North America as the swinging lifestyle or simply the lifestyle (although this simplified term is also used by people into Leather and BDSM), includes a wide range of sexual activities conducted between three or more people.

Swinging activities can include watching others have sex; having sex with your partner while being watched; kissing, stroking, or having oral sex with a third or fourth person (called soft swinging); or having penetrative sex with someone .

Swinging...A form of non sexually exclusive monogamy in which two primary partners agree to have casual sex with other couples or singles as long as there is no emotional involvement.

Swinging...The practice of having sex with others where the focus is primarily sexual. Often done in groups. Sex is an important part of the poly lifestyle and many are swingers as they have a sex positive bias and are open to all forms of responsible, consensual relating. (1) A sub-culture of people who enjoy being sexual with acquaintances and/or friends. This word seems to be a point of some contention. Many people happily self-identify as swingers, many others reject that in favor of "poly", which is more generic. Some self-identified Poly people associate "swinging" with sexist

swinger
noun [C] OLD-FASHIONED SLANG
either a person who dresses in a fashionable way and who goes to lots of parties and nightclubs, or someone who is willing to have sex often with many different people

swing (BE EXCITING)

verb [I] swung, swung INFORMAL
to be exciting and enjoyable:
You need music to make a party swing.

swing

noun UK INFORMAL
go with a swing If an event, especially a party, goes with a swing, it is very exciting and successful:
The Festival always goes with a swing.

swinging

adjective OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL
exciting and fashionable:
It's a nostalgia trip back into the youth culture of the swinging 60s.

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