first base
noun
Simple meaning
Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɝstˈbeɪs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
singular onlyUScolloquial
Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
singular onlyby extension
Completion of the first phase of an activity.
baseball
The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (singular only, US, colloquial) Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
Used this way, first base is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in relationships contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Relationships
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