Forget ‘hooked up.’ Use one of these 32 cheeky terms for sex from history instead

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Not exactly sure why, but for many people it’s hard to just come right out and say, “We had sex.” We often settle for the vague term “hooked up,” as it’s sufficient enough to satisfy most prying minds, without actually giving too much personal information away.

C’mon guys. If you can’t say “We had sex,” couldn’t you at least be a little more creative? Next time someone asks you how your night with so-and-so went, give ‘em a sly wink and throw down one of these cheeky terms for intercourse.

1. Put the devil into hell (1616)

2. Play nug-a-nug (1505)

3. Fadoodling (1611)

4. Play the pyrdewy (1512)

5. Play at couch quail (1521)

6. Ride below the crupper (1578)

7. Play at tray trip of a die (1660)

8. Do a bit of giblet pie (1892)

9. Dance the Paphian jig (1656)

10. Board a land carrack (1604)

11. Go mutton-mungering (1897)

12. Be amongst the parsley (1897)

13. Princum-prancum (1630)

14. Play at rumpscuttle and clapperdepouch (1684)

15. Join paunches (1656)

16. Culbatizing exercise (1653)

17. Arrive at the end of the sentimental journey (1896)

18. Ride a dragon upon St. George (1698)

19. Shot twixt wind and water (1665)

20. Play at rantum-scantum (1667)

21. Blow off the groundsills (1674)

22. Dance the kipples (1796)

23. Have one’s corn ground (1800)

24. Horizontal refreshment (1863)

25. Pogue the hone (1719)

26. Make feet for children’s stockings (1785)

27. Join giblets (1680)

28. Give someone a green gown (1351)

29. Go where uncle’s doodle goes (1890)

29. Make a dive into the dark (1892)

30. Perform a jumble-giblets (1892)

31. Take a turn among her frills (1900)

32. Take a turn in Cupid’s corner and hair court (1900)