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passion pits

passion pits is the plural of passion pit.

Meaning of passion pit

Noun

passion pit (plural passion pits)

  1. (slang) A drive-in theatre or other unlit or dimly-lit secluded public or private location, with particular reference to it as a place of intimacy.
    • The men who worked in it called it the Passion Pit in wry remembrance of other dark rooms they had known and used for more intimate and more enjoyable purposes...1952, Maxwell Griffith, Port of call, Lippincott, page 23
  2. (slang) Any place where sexual activity commonly occurs.
    • As relationships mature, the bedroom gets de-coupled from its former role as a passion pit and instead becomes a place to zonk out, watch TV or work.1996, Sex: a man's guide, Rodale, page 163

Questions about passion pits

What is passion pits the plural of?
Passion pits is the plural of passion pit.

Words near passion pits in the dictionary

  1. passion fruits
  2. passion killer
  3. passion killers
  4. passion of a convert
  5. passion pit
  6. passion pits
  7. passion play
  8. passion plays
  9. passion point
  10. passion points
  11. passion pop

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