What does “Fondled” mean
on the Rice Purity Test?
To fondle is to touch someone, or be touched, in an intimate and affectionate way. On the test it reads as “fondled or been fondled,” covering anything from a hand sliding along your back to more below-the-belt territory.
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It sits in the early-to-middle “getting closer” stretch — common enough that most people past a first relationship check it.
Why such an old-fashioned word?
Nobody says "fondled" out loud. It survives on the test precisely because it's formal enough to be unambiguous on paper, the same reason legal documents don't say "made out." The word has been on purity test lists since at least the Usenet versions, and swapping it out would break the shared vocabulary people use to compare scores across sites.
The eternal debate: does over-the-clothes count? The test doesn't say, which is intentional. You're grading yourself, and the honor system is the whole game. Most people count anything meant romantically and skip accidental elbow contact on a crowded bus. Your call, though. It always is.