- "Dogger" redirects here. For the area in the North Sea, see Dogger Bank.
Dogging is a British euphemism for engaging in sexual acts in a semi-public place (typically a secluded car park or a movie theater) or watching others doing so. Frequently, there are more than two participants; group sex and sometimes even gang bangs can occur. Observation is encouraged, thus voyeurism and exhibitionism are closely associated with dogging. The two sets of people involved often meet either randomly or (increasingly) arrange to meet-up beforehand over the internet. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ...
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Dogger Bank is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100km off the coast of the United Kingdom. ...
A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces, or in the case of doublespeak to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ...
Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ...
A Gang bang (or gangbang) is a situation in which one individual, either a woman or a man, has sexual intercourse with multiple partners in turn. ...
Voyeurism is a practice in which the individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. ...
Exhibitionism is the psychological need and pattern of behavior to exhibit naked parts of the body to other people — that is, parts of the body that would otherwise be covered by clothes according to the standards of the local cultural norms. ...
Health officials fear that sexual promiscuity due to dogging is one reason for the renewed rising incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. Promiscuity is the practice of making relatively unselective, casual and indiscriminate choices. ...
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)— also known as sexually transmissible diseases, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or (infrequently) venereal diseases (VD) — are diseases or infections that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of sexual contact: vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and/or anal sex. ...
In September 2003, the BBC reported on the 'new' dogging craze. They cited the Internet and text messaging as very common ways of organising meetings. The original definition of dogging (and which is still a closely-related activity) is spying on couples having sex in a car or other public place. This can become habitual and is a paraphilia known as voyeurism. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In psychology and sexology, paraphilia (in Greek para παÏά = besides and -philia φιλία = love) is a term that describes a family of philias that reference sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity. ...
Voyeurism is a practice in which the individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. ...
Dogging once attracted mass media attention (particularly when Stan Collymore was reported to participate[1]), to the point that it has become difficult for couples to casually park at a recognised dogging site without almost immediately being surrounded by a circle of rather pushy (and sometimes rather intimidating) single males. This led to harassment of members of the public on some occasions, police involvement, and a tendency for some couples to move their activities to other locations and towards 'soft-swinging'. Cover of Collymores biography Stanley Victor Collymore (born January 22, 1971 in Stone, Staffordshire) was a talented but controversial English 1990s footballer, who has become as well known for his off-field activities. ...
Although mainly thought of as a purely British phenomenon, there is some evidence on the internet that the 'craze' has recently begun to spread to other countries (such as the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Spain). A recent episode of Conviction, an NBC television show, showcased a plot in which 'dogging' occurred in New York. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...
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Etiquette and safety Dogging-info.com comments, "There's loads of signals that doggers use, the most common are flashing lights, these could be interior or exterior lights. This basically means they're [probably] doggers. Leaving the internal light on basically means 'we want to be watched'. If they [choose to] wind down the window, this may mean they want to fondle/be fondled or more. If they want more, they will tell you." It also adds, "Before you arrive, make sure you move your bag/purse/wallet/anything valuable to a safe place like the trunk. Also lock all the doors from the inside, this will stop unwelcome visitors and keep you in control of what goes on."
At first, there was a strict code of etiquette regarding approaching/not approaching parked cars, but this has now largely been broken. This has also caused distress to other 'non-dogging' couples who have unwittingly entered the same car park looking for privacy, leading to police involvement in some places.
In the light of this, many couples (especially those who prefer mutual voyeurism to casual group sex) have increasingly transferred to meeting new friends via the internet-organised 'Soft-Swinging' (i.e. same-room sharing/watching) scene and now do their 'dogging' in a more 'social' atmosphere in the relative safety, comfort and privacy of each other's homes. 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), is non-monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple. ...
Legal In most jurisdictions, dogging would come under laws related to: voyeurism, exhibitionism or public displays of sexual behaviour. Some countries may also have laws regarding permitting, or being reckless as to whether, a minor watches (or becomes exposed to) sexual activities.
In the U.K, the laws on dogging are very sketchy, but generally speaking if all people involved (taking part and watching) are consenting adults and no unsuspecting passer-by sees, it is O.K.
Terminology The word 'dogging' (in the main UK sense of 'stalking' or 'pursuing') was used in the 1970s to describe the practice (mainly among sexually-curious adolescents and more adult 'Peeping Toms') of sneaking-up on couples having sex in cars in isolated 'lover's lanes' and watching them whilst remaining undetected. Nowadays the word describes practises really more accurately described as 'outdoor swinging' and consensual mutual voyeurism/exhibitionism. Like many colloquial words (see 'Posh', 'Pommie', 'Limey', 'Chav' etc.) the word 'dogging' may have fallen victim to retrospective fake etymology (after the craze 'surfaced') for the sake of filling titillating and 'mock outrage' column-inches in bottom-market ('redtop') newspapers. Known explanations are: Peeping Tom is a slang term for a voyeur. ...
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- According to author Jane White: "The term originates from the practise of men using imaginary dogs as an excuse for hanging around in the bushes."
- Yet another version is: "The term originates from the fact that the participants are having sex in public without shame, the way dogs do".
- Dogging Central comments that "The word 'dogging' has always had the connotation of following or watching". It traces the use of the word in this non-sexual sense back at least as far as the novel Moby Dick (1851), and in a sexual sense at least as far back as the early 1970s, quoting the Sunday Herald which wrote in 2003, "The term dogging originated in the early 1970s to describe men who spied on couples having sex outdoors – these men would 'dog' the couples' every move and watch them" [2].
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- "I said nothing to Queequeg of his being behind, but passed on with my comrade, anxious to see whether the stranger would turn the same corner that we did. He did; and then it seemed to me that he was dogging us, but with what intent I could not for the life of me imagine." - Moby Dick
- Dogging-info.com adds that "a popular theory is that it comes from the alibi of "walking the dog" to explain your outdoor adventures."
- It should be noted that "dogging", in American English may be a critical or insulting slang term. In its language of origin, British English, the word does not have any negative connotation, slang or otherwise. Its only other relevant use would perhaps be a slang verb for performing sexual intercourse doggy style.
- 'Poodling' is a humorous reference to dogging in posher automobiles
UK Doggingalso uses the German phrase 'sexualpraktik'and advises on places where dogging can be seen Moby-Dick book cover Moby-Dick[1] is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. ...
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Doggy style, in English also known as the doggy position, kitty style, and retrocopulation; in Latin as coitus more ferarum (sex by the custom of beasts); in the French language as levrette (female Greyhound); in the Italian language as pecorina (little sheep); in the Russian language as раком (crayfish); and in...
- Non-sexual meanings of the term
- At [3] the Publishers Weekly review of "The Pawprints of History: Dogs and the Course of Human Events," by Stanley Coren, possibly quotes the author, "the Spanish conquistadors fortified their military with dogs, and 'the cruelest of the Spanish leaders would use the dogs as a means of public execution. This was known as "dogging"'."
See also 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), is non-monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple. ...
Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ...
Voyeurism is a practice in which the individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. ...
Exhibitionism is the psychological need and pattern of behavior to exhibit naked parts of the body to other people — that is, parts of the body that would otherwise be covered by clothes according to the standards of the local cultural norms. ...
Casual sex refers to sexual activity outside the context of a romantic relationship, consisting of a range of informal sexual encounters. ...
Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), are diseases that are commonly transmitted between partners through some form of sexual activity, most commonly vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex. ...
Toothing was originally a media hoax that claimed that Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones or PDAs were being used to arrange sexual encounters. ...
References - White, Jane. Are You Ready For Dogging?. Marie Claire Magazine, May 2005.
- Quo Magazine (Spanish version) Jan 2006. About Dogging Activities in Spain using dogging-spain.com forums.
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