The Atlantic has a nice list up of 19th century British slang for "sex." Here are the best ones:
- Amorous congress:
To say two people were engaged in the amorous congress was by far the most polite option on the list, oftentimes serving as the definition for other, less discreet synonyms.
- Basket-making:
"Those two recently opened a basket-making shop." From a method of making children's stockings, in which knitting the heel is called basket-making .
- Bread and butter:
One on top of the other. "Rumor has it he found her bread and butter fashion with the neighbor."
- Face-making:
Aside from the obvious, this also comes from "making children," because babies have faces.
- Blanket hornpipe:
- Green gown:
Giving a girl a green gown can only happen in the grass.
- Lobster kettle:
A woman who sleeps with soldiers coming in at port is said to "make a lobster kettle" of herself.
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