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barneymugging

barneymugging noun: sexual intercourse.

Noun

barneymugging (uncountable)

  1. (US, archaic, circa 1920s) Sexual intercourse.
    • This may sound horribly old-fashioned, but I'd like permission to tak you out, you know, shake loose, do some barneymugging or whatever they call it today.2003, Robert O. Barclay, The Ponder Legacy, page 69
    • Having me on, are you? And I'm sure you do barneymugging brilliantly, but you never answered me question.2015, Annalisa Russo, Angel Lost, Angel Found

Examples of barneymugging in a sentence

  • "Ready for some barneymugging, bird?" Thirt asked.2018, Charlotte Laws, Devil in the Basement: White Supremacy, Satanic Ritual and My Family:
  • The process of flirting, foreplay and ultimately barneymugging can be used for or against you.2018, Evelyn Chartres, The Van Helsing Paradox:

Questions about barneymugging

What does barneymugging mean?
Barneymugging means sexual intercourse.
How do you use barneymugging in a sentence?
"Ready for some barneymugging, bird?" Thirt asked.
What part of speech is barneymugging?
Barneymugging is a noun.

Words near barneymugging in the dictionary

  1. barney-mugging
  2. Barney-style
  3. barneyed
  4. Barneyesque
  5. barneying
  6. barneymugging
  7. barneys
  8. Barneys Reef
  9. Barnfield
  10. Barnfields
  11. barnfloor

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