- phatically
- adverb see phatic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
phatically
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phatically — See phatic. * * * … Universalium
phatically — phat·i·cal·ly … English syllables
phatically — adverb see phatic … Useful english dictionary
phatic — adjective Etymology: Greek phatos, verbal of phanai to speak Date: 1922 of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information • phatically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
dry-hump — n, vb (to perform) a sexual activity (often while standing up) in which the partners simulate intercourse while they (or at least their genitals) are fully clothed. The term usually describes the behav iour of consenting heterosexuals rather than … Contemporary slang
dry-fuck — n, vb (to perform) a sexual activity (often while standing up) in which the partners simulate intercourse while they (or at least their genitals) are fully clothed. The term usually describes the behav iour of consenting heterosexuals rather than … Contemporary slang
dry root — n, vb (to perform) a sexual activity (often while standing up) in which the partners simulate intercourse while they (or at least their genitals) are fully clothed. The term usually describes the behav iour of consenting heterosexuals rather than … Contemporary slang
phatic — [fat′ik] adj. [< Gr phatos, spoken (< phanai, to speak: see PHONO ) + IC] of, constituting, or given to formulistic talk or meaningless sounds that are used merely to establish social contact rather than to communicate ideas [phatic… … English World dictionary
