Scissoring is pleasurable to both partners because each of their genitals is being stimulated at the same time in what is for some people a new and unique way. The idea is to stimulate the female genitalia without penetration or using the mouth and tongue. While scissoring normally involves two females engaging in vulva-to-vulva contact, it can also include rubbing the vulva against the other partner's arm, butt, thigh, stomach, or other body parts. It only died out as a term used at the end of the 19th Century. One of the first mentions of tribadism can be traced back to the 17th century, where the word “tribade” was used as a common vulgar term for lesbians in European texts. Scissoring can be accomplished in several different positions, but it is primarily done by crossing legs with your partner. This sexual position is included in the sexual category of tribadism, which is when two females rub their vulvas against each other. It is called scissoring because the position looks like two scissors crossing each other and touching at the base where the blades meet, with the legs of each partner imitating the blades of the scissors. Scissoring is a sexual position between two partners who sit facing each other and cross their legs so that their genitals touch.
