Thesaurus:copulation
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sense: insertion of the penis into the vagina, culminating in ejaculation of semen
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Formal terms:
- aphrodisia (archaic)
- carnal knowledge
- coitus
- coition
- commerce (obsolete)
- commixtion (obsolete)
- congress (dated)
- conjunction (obsolete)
- connection [⇒ thesaurus]
- consummation
- conversation (archaic)
- copulation
- coupling
- intercourse
- intimacy
- intimate relations
- intromission
- joining
- lovemaking
- lustmaking
- marital embrace
- mating
- mounting (usually for animals)
- pareunia (medical)
- penetration
- relations
- sex
- sexual congress
- sexual intercourse [⇒ thesaurus]
- sexual relation
- sexual union
- swiving
- union
Euphemisms:
- the beast with two backs
- the birds and the bees
- boom-boom
- chesterfield rugby (Canada)
- horizontal dancing
- horizontal hula
- horizontal jogging
- horizontal mambo
- horizontal refreshments
- how's your father (UK)
- Netflix and chill
- love [⇒ thesaurus]
- roll in the hay
- Ugandan affairs (UK)
- Ugandan discussions (UK)
Slang, mostly vulgar:
- action [⇒ thesaurus]
- ass
- bang [⇒ thesaurus]
- barney-mugging (dated, US)
- beef injection
- bonking
- cuntfuck
- fucking
- frig
- fucky-fucky
- hot beef injection
- hump
- humpa humpa
- jig-jig (chiefly pidgin)
- jiggy-jiggy
- lay
- legover
- meat injection
- nookie
- old hat (archaic, rare)
- pipe
- plow
- plough
- poon
- poontang
- punani
- pussy
- ride
- root
- rumpo
- rumpy-pumpy
- seeing-to
- sexy time (humorous)
- sexy times (humorous)
- screw
- screwing
- shag
- skin
- snu snu (humorous)
- tang
- trim
Ambiguous Synonyms
[edit]The following phrases are sometimes used to ambiguously imply "sexual intercourse", while in general being used to describe foolery. The use is usually deliberately not specific.
Antonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]- sexual activity [⇒ thesaurus]
Hyponyms
[edit]Meronyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Thesaurus:copulate
- Thesaurus:flirt
- Thesaurus:courtship
- Thesaurus:masturbate
- Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class III § 374a. Sexuality
- Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 43. Junction
Further reading
[edit]- “coitus” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.