exchange flesh
exchange flesh verb: to engage in sexual intercourse.
Verb
exchange flesh (third-person singular simple present exchanges flesh, present participle exchanging flesh, simple past and past participle exchanged flesh)
- To engage in sexual intercourse.
- […]it was thought ſhe was a Woman, and was turn'd into a cold fiſh, for ſhe wold not exchange fleſh with one that lou'd her: […]c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- [W]ill-she, nill-she, she must have Roger's company nightly in her bed, to ensure that he lay not with another. . . . To exchange flesh with Roger she would bid all the world defiance.1977, Jane Lane, A Secret Chronicle: Edward II (2002 House of Stratus reprint), page 140 (Google preview)
- Synonyms:
- copulate
Synonyms of exchange flesh
Forms of exchange flesh
| third-person singular present | exchanges flesh |
|---|---|
| present participle | exchanging flesh |
| past participle | exchanged flesh |
| past | exchanged flesh |
Questions about exchange flesh
- What does exchange flesh mean?
- Exchange flesh means to engage in sexual intercourse.
- What part of speech is exchange flesh?
- Exchange flesh is a verb.
- What is the past tense of exchange flesh?
- The past tense of exchange flesh is exchanged flesh.
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