the beast with two backs

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.3 See also

[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, euphemism) two people engaged in sexual intercourse

[edit] Usage notes

• Typically used in the form "make the beast with two backs".

[edit] See also

• WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse