Cottaging vs. Dogging

Cottagingnoun

Sexual activity in a public lavatory, especially homosexual activity between men.

Cottagingnoun

A seasonal activity involving a prolonged stay at one or more cottages; similar to visiting, but typically for a longer duration and at a seasonal home that one owns or rents.

Cottaging

Cottaging is a gay slang term, originating from the United Kingdom, referring to anonymous sex between men in a public lavatory (a , ), or cruising for sexual partners with the intention of having sex elsewhere. The term has its roots in self-contained English toilet blocks resembling small cottages in their appearance; in the English cant language of Polari this became a double entendre by gay men referring to sexual encounters.

Doggingnoun

The act of one who dogs or harasses.

Doggingnoun

(UK) The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.

Doggingadjective

relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit;