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    In Japan and Korea, the term skinship is used to describe the intimacy, or closeness, between a mother and a child. Today, the word is generally used for bonding through physical contact, such as holding hands, hugging, or parents washing their child at a bath. The earliest citation of this word appears in Nihon Kokugo Daijiten in 1971. (from Wikipedia)
    One of the more confusing [waseigo]/[engrish] words.

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      A friendship or relationship that primarily focuses on the exploration of anothers skin.

      This words origin is from Korea. Many Koreans learn English from a very young age, so a combination of the two languages was inevitable. The bastard child of these two noble languages is [Konglish].

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        In Korea, the term skinship is used to describe the act of intimate, non-sexual touching between very close (Usually same-sex, but can include both genders.) platonic friends. It involves acts such as holding hands/arms, hugging, and kissing on the cheeks.

        Sometimes it goes even deeper than that and can even involve bathing together, as Koreans (And the Japanese) believe that group nudity helps break down the barriers and helps establish a closer relationship.

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          Konglish (Korean-English) term encompassing a variety of intimate touching, e.g. holding hands, eskimo kissing, dry humping, snuggling, etc.

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            A concept originating in Japan, whereas social interactions and dealings were considered more intimate and relaxed when they took place within a communal onsen, or public bath.
            This concept is still in some practice today, as when a business agent will meet a potential client for dinner, or drinks, or on a racquetball court.
            It has also evolved to define a situation of intimacy derived from the touch of skin, or close proximity thereof, as in a mother and child bonding from birth.
            In Korea, as well as some other places, it has come to also mean sexual contact, heavy petting, and related activities.

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              disturbingly intimate physical skin-to-skin contact among adolescent boys in Japan. The word originally developed to describe intimate physical contact between a mother and her baby, however more recently it has also come to describe the phenomenon of male groping, grooming, and cuddling which many young boys participate in. Skinship is usually practiced from late childhood through puberty among boys only.

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                The act of touching a romantic interest/before the relationship.

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