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Posted on: 06/03/2008
Question
Ok, so I know this might be dumb for me not to know this but what does first, second, and third base mean?
Answer
The analogy between baseball and necking, or making out, has always struck me as funny, but the meaning of the bases are along these lines:
First base - hugging, kissing
Second base - hugging, kissing, and some touching, with clothes on, of each other's bodies
Third base - hugging, kissing, and some touching, under or without cloth on, and sometimes oral sex
Home run - sexual contact
Second base - hugging, kissing, and some touching, with clothes on, of each other's bodies
Third base - hugging, kissing, and some touching, under or without cloth on, and sometimes oral sex
Home run - sexual contact