Teens use the expression hooking up (or messing around or friends with benefits) to describe everything from kissing to having oral sex or intercourse. But it does not mean they are dating.

What is a hookup in high school?

Hooking up encompasses any type of sexual activity, from kissing to oral sex to sex -- although, usually, hookups tend to be on the lighter end of that spectrum.

What does it mean for a guy and girl to hook up?

Hooking up is used to describe a sexual encounter (vaginal, anal, or oral sex) between two people who are not in a dating or serious relationship and do not expect anything further, their study says.

What is considered a hook up?

Hooking up means sexual activity. Kissing (or making-out) is not hooking up. Any type of oral, vaginal or anal sex is considered hooking up. Hooking up means anything BUT sex. Some people use to for just making out, but usually its used for oral sex.