roll in the hay
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roll in the hay
Where it comes from
In the euphemistic sense, first appears c. 1945 in the US.
noun rolls in the hay
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A session of sexual intercourse.
Don't disturb them. They're having a roll in the hay, I think.
Similar: aphrodisia, carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce, commixtion, congress, conjunction, connection, consummation, conversation, copulation
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, in, the, hay. But hay-makers would rather be without one [a rain fall], and if it were wet weather, that gay party of children would not be able to enjoy their roll in the hay. I think they are going to cover that little boy with hay, and then he will jump up and serve them the same. Their gambols do no harm, as
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