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do the nasty

do the nasty verb: to engage in sexual intercourse.

Verb

do the nasty (third-person singular simple present does the nasty, present participle doing the nasty, simple past did the nasty, past participle done the nasty)

  1. (euphemistic, slang, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
    • HILDA. But do you remember what you wanted me to do? The nasty—thing I thought was nasty? […] BERT. No, Hilda. Go like you came. Leave this place with your various virginities intact.1968, Gus Weill, To Bury a Cousin: A Two Act Play, →ISBN, page 59
    • "Right now she's doing the nasty with an ex-bartender who thinks he's this generation's answer to James."1995, Jackie Collins, Hollywood Kids, →ISBN, page 61

Examples of do the nasty in a sentence

  • A bunch of Puritan girls saying the town biddies were witches, just so that one of them could do the nasty with a married man and not have to worry about his loser of a wife finding out.2001, Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls, →ISBN, page 120:
  • They go from strip club to strip club, make a lot of money. […] Most people think they're getting a bundle to do the nasty on video.2004, Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde, →ISBN, page 216:

Synonyms of do the nasty

Forms of do the nasty

third-person singular presentdoes the nasty
present participledoing the nasty
pastdid the nasty
past participledone the nasty
alternative formdo the nasties

Questions about do the nasty

What does do the nasty mean?
Do the nasty means to engage in sexual intercourse.
How do you use do the nasty in a sentence?
A bunch of Puritan girls saying the town biddies were witches, just so that one of them could do the nasty with a married man and not have to worry about his loser of a wife finding out.
What part of speech is do the nasty?
Do the nasty is a verb.
What is the past tense of do the nasty?
The past tense of do the nasty is did the nasty.

Words near do the nasty in the dictionary

  1. do the laundry
  2. do the mahi
  3. do the math
  4. do the most
  5. do the nasties
  6. do the nasty
  7. do the needful
  8. do the power of good
  9. do the proper thing
  10. do the right thing
  11. do the rounds

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