dry hump

verb

variants or less commonly dry-hump
dry humped also dry-humped; dry humping also dry-humping; dry humps also dry-humps

transitive + intransitive

impolite
: to rub one's genitals against a person or object through one's clothing in order to obtain sexual stimulation
dry humping noun
or less commonly dry-humping
impolite

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dry hump was in 1964

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“Dry hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20hump. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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