13th step

noun

13th step

noun

1

Euphemistic the targeting of 12-step addiction recovery newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.

In Boston AA, newcomer-seducing is called 13th-Stepping and is regarded as the province of true bottom-feeders.1996, Wallace, David Foster, Infinite Jest:
He was known around the recovery rooms as a perineal “13th stepper” which meant he hit on every woman that came into the rooms2017 November 6, Charlie Gardner, Always Remember This Moment:

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[…]I started asking literally anyone that would pick up the phone with me, you know, have you heard of the 13th step? And it turns out a lot of people had.2023, “'The 13th step' investigates sexual misconduct in New Hampshire's addiction centers”, in Montana Public Radio:

Derived terms: 13th stepper, 13th stepping

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