nonintercourseEtymologyFrom non- + intercourse.adjNot involving or not relating to sexual intercourse.“McCarthy says you can slow things down by honing your technique through what he calls "nonintercourse sex" (what the rest of us call "jerking off").”nounThe lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).“The Nonintercourse Act”A lack of sexual intercourse.“I intend to try the effect of non-intercourse, and to break with her outright.”