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|pos= ''n'' psychological term, [[buzzword]]
|pos= ''transitive verb''. psychological term, [[buzzword]]
|1=  to perform an action in contrast to bearing and managing the impulse to perform it. The acting done is usually anti-social and may take the form of acting on the impulses of an addiction.
|1=  to perform a socially prohibited action in contrast to suppressing and managing the impulse to perform it.
|2=  
|2= any behavior or expression of feelings which do not comply with the currently established social norms.
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*This term is frequently used to describe sex play between young children and same-sex relationships between youths under the legal [[age of consent]], as well as boylove activism.
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 14 October 2016

BoyWiki Dictionary: Acting out
transitive verb. psychological term, buzzword

¹ to perform a socially prohibited action in contrast to suppressing and managing the impulse to perform it.

² any behavior or expression of feelings which do not comply with the currently established social norms.


  • This term is frequently used to describe sex play between young children and same-sex relationships between youths under the legal age of consent, as well as boylove activism.