From stabbing to WAP, there are a vast number of words and phrases that are used in contemporary society that historically were considered sexual euphemisms. Back in the days before Urban Dictionary, even “bread and butter” wasn’t safe!
Here are 10 examples of sex slang through the ages, including some we’d like to bring back.
Green Gown - This phrase is one of the earliest entries on our list, having first been cited in the 1350s. It relates to outdoor sex and the idea that a woman would only find herself with a green gown from having sex on the grass.
Stabbing - You’d be forgiven for running in the opposite direction if a man used this today, but in the late 1500’s this was a popular phrase used for “having sex.” It has been considered that the double murder in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is actually a metaphor for their first time having sex: “O, happy dagger! This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die,” or orgasm, apparently.
Clicket - Previously used to refer to foxes, this term evolved as another meaning for having sex, but specifically in an outdoor context. The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue states its definition as: “the man and woman are copulating in the ditch.”
Tiff - Although today, a tiff is more likely to mean a disagreement or argument, in the early 1900s it was the term commonly used for a “quickie.”
Take a turn at Bushy Park - In the 1700’s, London’s Bushy Park was a notorious location for meeting prostitutes or engaging in affairs. You were likely to find a few green gowns here!
Give one’s arse a salad - It is difficult to find an accurate translation for this hilarious phrase from the 1600s, but we believe it’s likely to tie in with the more contemporary idea of “tossing a man’s salad,” or performing analingus.
Blow the Grounsils - Grounsils was a word previously used for the foundations of a house. This can therefore be taken literally to mean having sex on the floor, but we think it’s more closely aligned with the contemporary idea of “almost breaking the bed.”
Make a Lobster Kettle of Herself - This was a euphemism from the early 1900s designated for women who slept with soldiers returning to port.
A Game of Pully Hawly - This is a phrase from the 1800’s used as a way to reference sex indirectly when in public; a game of Pully Hawly refers to a series of sexual encounters or affairs.
Riding St. George - By far our favourite entry on this list, this was a phrase used in the late 1600’s that references the mythological tale of George and the Dragon because the dragon rises above him out of the water. This euphemism is therefore used to reference the positioning of a woman on top.
Would you be willing to use any of these phrases?
Written by Leah Marie Cox
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