A sexual position in which two people face each other with their legs interlocked, so that the shape of their bodies looks like a pair of open scissor blades, and they stimulate one another by grinding their genitals together. It is most often described between partners with vulvas, but anyone who enjoys direct genital-to-genital contact can take part.
Scissoring is strongly linked with lesbian sex in popular culture, and opinions on it differ even within queer communities. Some regard it as a fantasy created for the camera rather than something people commonly do, while plenty of others include it in their sex lives. The name itself simply comes from the look of the position, and its popularity is generally thought to owe a lot to lesbian porn, where the interlocked pose was easy to film.
There are several variations of the position, and partners often add lube to reduce chafing or bring in a vibrator or other toy for extra stimulation. It is closely related to tribadism and other forms of frottage.
