beast with two backs

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Redirected from the beast with two backs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested in English by Shakespeare in Othello, 1603. Supposedly a translation of the French "la beste à deux doz" from Gargantua and Pantagruel, 1534, by François Rabelais.

[edit] Noun

the beast with two backs

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) two people engaged in sexual intercourse

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Usage notes

  • Typically used in the form "make the beast with two backs".
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=beast_with_two_backs&oldid=16217296"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages