doggy style
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doggy style
- /ˈdɒɡ.i staɪl/ UK
- /ˈdɔɡ.i staɪl/ US
- /ˈdɑɡ-/ US, cot caught merger
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Adverbial phrase composed of the elements doggy (a "dog") and style ("a particular manner of doing something"). From the resemblance to the manner in which dogs mate.
adverb doggy-style · doggystyle · doggie style · doggie-style · doggiestyle
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Of sexual intercourse, in a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.
[…]chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys usually copulate face to face though on occasion will perform that act "doggy" style.
Similar: doggy fashion, doggy
noun doggy-style · doggystyle · doggie style · doggie-style · doggiestyle
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The position assumed for doggy style intercourse.
Similar: retrocopulation
adjective doggy-style · doggystyle · doggie style · doggie-style · doggiestyle
- Of sexual intercourse, with one partner on all fours and the other penetrating from behind. Doggy style sex can provide better stimulation for the receiving partner than the missionary position.
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adv Translations
| Español | de perrito, a cuatro patas, A4 |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 後背 /后背 hòubèi, 后入 |
| Português | à canzana, de quatro |
| Français | en levrette |
| Deutsch | a tergo |
| Italiano | a pecorina, alla pecorina |
| Română | pe la spate |
| Русский | ра́ком rákom |
| Tiếng Việt | tư thế kiểu chó |
noun Translations
| Español | postura de perrito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 후배위 hubaewi, 뒤치기 dwichigi |
| 日本語 | 後背位 kōhaii, バック bakku |
| 中文 | 後進位 /后进位 hòujìnwèi, 後背體位 /后背体位 hòubēi tǐwèi |
| Français | levrette |
| Deutsch | Hündchenstellung |
| Italiano | pecorina |
| Ελληνικά | πισωκολλητό pisokollitó |
| Română | capră |
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title = {doggy style},
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