ROUGH TRADE

What Does ROUGH TRADE Mean?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

ROUGH TRADE means "Casual Sex between Men from Different Social Classes."

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ROUGH TRADE is a slang term used to refer to casual gay sex between a man from a higher social class and a "working class" partner, often encountered in a public place such as a park, public lavatory or bar. ROUGH TRADE is often incorrectly used as synonym of "Trade", which is a term for a young, sexually attractive gay man.

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When I write ROUGH TRADE, I mean this:

"Casual Sex between Men from Different Social Classes"

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

ROUGH TRADE
Definition:	Casual Sex between Men from Different Social Classes
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers