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horizontal tango

UK/ˌhɒ.ɹɪˈzɒn.təl ˈtæŋ.ɡəʊ/US/ˌhɔː.ɹəˈzɑːn.təl ˈtæŋ.ɡoʊ/

horizontal tango noun: sexual intercourse.

Noun

horizontal tango (plural horizontal tangos)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Sexual intercourse.
    • Researchers spoke to 312 men between the ages of 20 and 40 at a San Diego urology clinic and found that 3.4 percent of men preferred flying solo with co-pilot porn to a horizontal tango with a partner.2017 May 30, Kimberly M. Aquilina, “Can porn mess with your sexual mojo? Survey says...”, in Metro US, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2017
    Synonyms:
    copulation

Synonyms of horizontal tango

Forms of horizontal tango

pluralhorizontal tangos

Questions about horizontal tango

What does horizontal tango mean?
Horizontal tango means sexual intercourse.
What part of speech is horizontal tango?
Horizontal tango is a noun.
How do you pronounce horizontal tango?
Horizontal tango is pronounced /ˌhɒ.ɹɪˈzɒn.təl ˈtæŋ.ɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of horizontal tango?
The plural of horizontal tango is horizontal tangos.

Words near horizontal tango in the dictionary

  1. horizontal stabilisers
  2. horizontal stabilizer
  3. horizontal stabilizers
  4. horizontal standard
  5. horizontal standards
  6. horizontal tango
  7. horizontal tangos
  8. horizontalism
  9. horizontalist
  10. horizontalists
  11. horizontalities

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