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Teabagging is a
slang A slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usages) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing and speech. It also often refers to the language exclusively used by the members of pa ...
term for the sexual act involving placing the
scrotum In most terrestrial mammals, the scrotum (: scrotums or scrota; possibly from Latin ''scortum'', meaning "hide" or "skin") or scrotal sac is a part of the external male genitalia located at the base of the penis. It consists of a sac of skin ...
into the mouth of a
sexual partner Sexual partners are people who engage in sexual activity together. The sexual partners may be in a committed relationship, either on an exclusive basis or not, or engage in the sexual activity on a casual basis. They may be on intimate terms ( ...
for sexual pleasure, or onto the face or head of another person, sometimes as a comedic device. The name of the practice, when it is done in a repeated in-and-out motion, is derived from its passing resemblance to the dipping of a
tea bag A tea bag (or teabag) is a small, porous, sealed bag or Packet (container), packet typically containing tea leaves (''Camellia sinensis'') or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steeping, steep and make an infusion. Origina ...
into a cup of hot water as a method of
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tea. As a form of
non-penetrative sex Non-penetrative sex or outercourse is Human sexual activity, sexual activity that usually does not include sexual penetration, but some forms, particularly when termed ''outercourse'', include penetrative aspects, that may result from forms of ...
, it can be done for its own enjoyment or as foreplay.


Oral sex

Along with the
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, the scrotum is sensitive and considered to be an
erogenous zone An erogenous zone (from Greek , ''érōs'' "love"; and English ''-genous'' "producing", from Greek , ''-genḗs'' "born") is an area of the human body that has heightened Sensory processing, sensitivity, the sexual stimulation, stimulation of wh ...
. This makes varying degrees of
stimulation Stimulation is the encouragement of development or the cause of activity in general. For example, "The press provides stimulation of political discourse." An interesting or fun activity can be described as "stimulating", regardless of its physic ...
an integral part of
oral sex Oral sex, sometimes referred to as oral intercourse, is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth (including the lips, tongue, or teeth). Cunnilingus is oral sex performed on the vu ...
. And while some may enjoy the stimulation, not everyone responds to it. Sex experts have suggested various techniques that the performer can use during
fellatio Fellatio (also known as fellation, and in slang as blowjob, BJ, giving head, or sucking off) is an oral sex act consisting of the stimulation of a human penis, penis by using the mouth. Oral stimulation of the scrotum may also be termed ''fellat ...
to increase their partner's pleasure. These include gently sucking and tugging on the scrotum and use of lips to ensure minimal contact with their teeth. It has also been recommended as a form of foreplay or safer sex. It presents a low risk of transmission for many diseases, including HIV. Its gain in prominence has been attributed to its depiction in the 1998 film '' Pecker'', directed by
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. It has since become popular enough with couples to be discussed during an episode of the television series ''
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''. Sex and relationship experts have varying definitions on how the act is performed. According to columnist
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, the person whose scrotum is being stimulated is known as "the teabagger" and the one giving the stimulation is "the teabaggee": "A teabagger dips sack; a teabaggee receives dipped sack." Some consider the act to be as simple as fellatio involving the scrotum. Others consider the
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to involve the man squatting over his reclined partner while the
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s are repeatedly raised and lowered into the mouth. Whether licking and fondling is considered teabagging was once debated on ''
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''.


In video games

Teabagging in
video games A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
involves a player character rapidly and repeatedly crouching over the corpse of another player-controlled character as a form of humiliation or to provoke the other player. The practice likely originated from multiplayer communities in games such as ''Quake'' or ''
Counter-Strike ''Counter-Strike'' (''CS'') is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games, in which opposing teams attempt to complete various objectives. The series began on Windows in 1999 with the release of the first game, '' Counte ...
'', and it became more prominent in later first-person shooter games like '' Halo: Combat Evolved''. The use of teabagging is now widespread in
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, although some gamers consider it to be an act of bad sportsmanship or harassment. The act courted much controversy across June and July 2022 when two professional female ''
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'' players received suspensions by
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for criticizing people who had compared the act to
sexual assault Sexual assault is an act of sexual abuse in which one intentionally Physical intimacy, sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or Coercion, coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their w ...
. In addition to the suspensions, the players were also doxxed and faced real-world consequences. The suspensions caused outrage in much of the ''Valorant'' and wider internet community, with various commentators calling the comparison to real-world sexual violence as "out of control" and "absurd". The player known as Dawn, who received a three-month suspension for voicing her opinion, said of the situation: "I have watched exual assaulthappen in broad daylight. It is not something you can compare to crouching in a video game. I was visibly upset by this, as were hundreds of thousands of people, and replied under her thread expressing my frustrations and concerns."


Social ridicule and harassment

Teabagging is not always carried out consensually, such as when it is done as a
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, which, in some jurisdictions, is legally considered
sexual assault Sexual assault is an act of sexual abuse in which one intentionally Physical intimacy, sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or Coercion, coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their w ...
or sexual battery. It has been practiced during
hazing Hazing (American English), initiation, beasting (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asian English) or deposition refers to any activity expected of someone in joining or participating in a group that humiliates, ...
or
bullying Bullying is the use of force, coercion, Suffering, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, aggression, aggressively wikt:domination, dominate, or intimidate one or more others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. On ...
incidents, with reports including groups holding down victims while the perpetrator "shoved his testicles in he victim'sface" or puts his "
crotch In humans, the crotch is the bottom of the pelvis (the region of the body where the legs join the torso) and is the part of the body that includes the groin and genitals. Etymology ''Crotch'' is derived from ''crutch''; it was first used in 1 ...
to his head".


See also

* * * Turkey slap


References


External links

* {{Sexual slang Oral eroticism Practical jokes Sex- and gender-related slurs Scrotum Sexual acts Sexual slang