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What does Separate play mean?

An agreed arrangement where consenting adults play in separate spaces—such as different rooms, behind a closed door, or with swapped partners—rather than all being physically together.

Concise definition

Separate play

An agreed arrangement where consenting adults play in separate spaces—such as different rooms, behind a closed door, or with swapped partners—rather than all being physically together.

Also known or searched as: playing separately, separate-room play, closed-door play, parallel play

This Lexicon entry defines the term without assuming interest, readiness, experience, or consent.