Hi, Is this idiom still used in BrE? (Is it a euphemism?) Any other idioms meaning the same? Ta!
Mehrgan Key Member Joined Apr 18, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Dec 22, 2010 #1 Hi, Is this idiom still used in BrE? (Is it a euphemism?) Any other idioms meaning the same? Ta!
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Dec 22, 2010 #2 Mehrgan said: Hi, Is this idiom still used in BrE? (Is it a euphemism?) Any other idioms meaning the same? Ta! Click to expand... It's still in use (I think). It's a euphemism for having sex. There are many other less polite euphemisms for it.
Mehrgan said: Hi, Is this idiom still used in BrE? (Is it a euphemism?) Any other idioms meaning the same? Ta! Click to expand... It's still in use (I think). It's a euphemism for having sex. There are many other less polite euphemisms for it.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Dec 22, 2010 #3 I haven't heard it for a long time. I never thought it meant having sex - more like heavy petting, nookie, rumpy-pumpy, groping etc. Rover
I haven't heard it for a long time. I never thought it meant having sex - more like heavy petting, nookie, rumpy-pumpy, groping etc. Rover
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Dec 22, 2010 #4 It's a bit old-fashioned- here's a song from 1979 using it, but it was a dated usage even then: YouTube - Squeeze - Slap and Tickle (TOTP)
It's a bit old-fashioned- here's a song from 1979 using it, but it was a dated usage even then: YouTube - Squeeze - Slap and Tickle (TOTP)