Dictionary definition of “massage à trois”

massage à trois

n. a massage of one person by two massage therapists at once; a massage of two people at once. Subjects: English, Health

Editorial Note: The first cite is the title of a song; it’s unclear from the original article whether it is directly related to the definition given here.

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Citations: [1974 Earl Calloway Chicago Defender (Mar. 14) “There’s a zany show at the Happy Medium” p. 10: The cast follows with “Massage a Trois.”] 1981 Joseph P. Mastrangelo Washington Post (Mar. 28) “Open Season; Washington’s University Of the Unusual” p. B1: A course in “massage a Trois,” taught by Marlene Elbin, can be useful and relaxing: “A great treat for those who don’t have four hands to massage them.” 1991 Bill Morrison News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (Oct. 16) “To have, to hold and to cut hair Kinky ‘Husband’ needs a good trim” p. W4: Sometimes, though, they let unwitting customers become participants in what one might call a massage a trois: While Mathilde washes one man’s hair, her husband kneels and begins biting her buttocks through her thin cotton frock. 1999 Louise Roug, Daniel Yi Los Angeles Times (Nov. 26) “Turkey on the Table, Jam on the Freeways” p. B1: “That’s my way of giving thanks,” said masseuse Mitch Goldstein while giving massages to two people at a time. “Massage a trois,” he called it. 2000 Staci Sturrock Palm Beach Post (Florida) (Dec. 7) “Double Your Massage Pleasure: The Feel Of Four Hands Slapping” p. 1E: Synchronized massage? Two therapists and one me? Massage a trois? 2002 Sophia Demling Toronto Star (Canada) (Oct. 17) “Spas can be weird and wonderful” p. J7: I even braved a “tandem” massage (two therapists) recently at the Aquaterra Spa at the lovely Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, Calif., though the idea of a massage a trois made me blush. My therapists, a willowy woman and a little fireplug of a guy, had practised until their strokes were identical. It was like being massaged by a single, four-armed creature. Weird and wonderful. 2003 Laurie Lucas Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) (Jan. 5) “Teens need to unwind, too” p. E1: Barre never dreamed that the $130 “massage a trois” designed for husbands and wives would appeal to mothers and daughters. “It’s become a mommy and me bonding thing,” she says of the two-hour lesson. Partners each receive a massage from a therapist, who then teaches them how to work on each other. 2006 ABC News (U.S.) (Apr. 14) “A Gateway to Limitless Luxury”: There’s the spa: It offers what’s called a massage-à-trois for $1,000.

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