shag

[meskete]

I've just met a nice expression:

"a swift shag against the cooker"

Any comments, explanations?

[David L.]

Save it for conversation with the lads in the pub!

[Geishawhelk]

"The common Cormorant, or Shag,
Lays its eggs in a paper bag".....

Other than that, I have no idea to what you are referring.

[thod00]

Tip: Always make sure the cooker is turned off.

[meskete]

Mmm, I assume it only means then what it means

[meskete]

By the way, it's from Bill Bryson's book Notes from a Small Island:

"Among the many terms new to me were 'dirty weekend', 'loo', 'complete pillock', 'au pair', 'semi-detached house', 'shirt-lifter' and 'swift shag against the cooker', all of which have proved variously useful since."

[thod00]

"Among the many terms new to me were 'dirty weekend', 'loo', 'complete pillock', 'au pair', 'semi-detached house', 'shirt-lifter' and 'swift shag against the cooker', all of which have proved variously useful since."

Dirty weekend - When a couple books a hotel room, often in another town, for the weekend, for the purposes of sex.

"The businessman told his wife he had a sales meeting, but it was really a dirty weekend with his secretary"

loo - The toilet, WC, etc.

complete pillock - Total idiot, utter moron etc.

shirt lifter - Homosexual. It is assumed the shirt is long enough to require lifting prior to entry. (can be offensive)

au pair - Nanny

swift shag against the cooker - Short duration sex whilst leaning against the cooker.

[meskete]

Thanks a lot!
"Loo" is a word I've known for a long time, but I was surprised to hear that it's a BE word.
Still I can't imagine how "a swift shag against the COOKER" might have become a fixed expression. Why not a computer desk or even a lamppost instead??