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pleasures of the flesh

pleasures of the flesh noun: sexual intercourse.

Noun

pleasures of the flesh pl (plural only)

  1. (euphemistic, plural, plural-only) sexual intercourse.

Questions about pleasures of the flesh

What does pleasures of the flesh mean?
Pleasures of the flesh means sexual intercourse.
What part of speech is pleasures of the flesh?
Pleasures of the flesh is a noun.

Words near pleasures of the flesh in the dictionary

  1. pleasuremonger
  2. pleasuremongers
  3. pleasurer
  4. pleasurers
  5. pleasures
  6. pleasures of the flesh
  7. pleasures oneself
  8. pleasuresome
  9. pleasurest
  10. pleasureth
  11. pleasuring

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