A dynamic physical activity involving two people, definitionally neither sexual nor romantic in nature, characterized by the uke adopting a superior position relative to the other participant, who, depending on circumstances, is described by theorists as the nage, tori, or shite. Lingual stimulation is neither necessary nor sufficient for an act to constitute platonic facesitting, but it has been observed with increasing frequency in the decades since the publication of the Henry Miller's "The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder", considered by Australian art critics to be the seminal text in the study of the phenomena. See for criticism the works of the Jakarta Nihilists, who argue, with shocking abruptness, that platonic facesitting is neither possible nor desirable.
I saw Sally and John engaged in platonic facesitting at the beach last Thursday. John used to talk about standing up for women's liberation, now he approaches the project from a different posture.
by TROPICAL_THEORY September 26, 2022
Get the Platonic facesittingmug. 1. When you realise that feeling for somebody might just not be platonic.
2. When someone your interested keeps shutting you down.
2. When someone your interested keeps shutting you down.
by Ioskys April 17, 2023
Get the Is it platonic?mug. by tragicapathy June 2, 2021
Get the Platonicmug. by elaysa June 25, 2023
Get the platonic lovemug. A phase that a person goes through where they can't distinguish platonic relationships/love from romantic ones
by ILoveThighs254 August 20, 2021
Get the Platonic Crisismug. A word used to define a relationship between friends determining how they are to each other. e.g., friendship.
Mostly used to express the saying "more than friends, less than lovers".
- Used by those who have already fallen in love yet are too scared to be rejected by society in the sense of being closeted because of other's standards including their own families, leading to less communication and the "just friends" phase.
Mostly used to express the saying "more than friends, less than lovers".
- Used by those who have already fallen in love yet are too scared to be rejected by society in the sense of being closeted because of other's standards including their own families, leading to less communication and the "just friends" phase.
by gabri.sun June 6, 2025
Get the platonicmug. In between a friendzone and getting along too well, typically seen when two friends are displaying symptoms of a failing relationship and form an intimate bond.
"Ricardo and I have been experiencing platonic tension since the beginning of the semester."
"I can totally feel it. You guys are both in a failing relationship, right?"
"Yeah, we bonded through our pain."
"I can totally feel it. You guys are both in a failing relationship, right?"
"Yeah, we bonded through our pain."
by varvarvic060 December 7, 2020
Get the Platonic Tensionmug.