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1581 Etymology dictionary, p. assemble (v.).3
In Middle English and in Old French it also was a euphemism for "to couple sexually." The meaning "put parts together" in manufacturing is from 1852. Related: Assembled; assembling. Assemble together is redundant.
1582 Etymology dictionary, p. bananas (adj.).2
"crazy," 1968; earlier it was noted as an underworld slang term for "sexually perverted" (1935).
1583 Etymology dictionary, p. bang (v.).3
The slang meaning "have sexual intercourse with" attested by 1937. As an adverb, "suddenly, abruptly," by 1828, probably from the notion of "with a sudden or violent sound." Related: Banged; banging .
1584 Etymology dictionary, p. barter (v.).2
… have sexual intercourse"), 12c., which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic language (compare Irish brath "treachery"). The connection between "trading …
1585 Etymology dictionary, p. beddable (adj.).2
"sexually attractive," 1941, from bed (v.) in the "have sex with" sense + -able .
1586 Etymology dictionary, p. bestiality (n.).2
late 14c., "the nature of beasts," from bestial + -ity. The meaning "indulgence in bestial instincts" is from 1650s; the sense of "sexual activity with a beast" is from 1611 (KJV).
1587 Etymology dictionary, p. bimbo (n.).8
… West's sexually aggressive Diamond Lil character being called a " Bowery bimbo."
1588 Etymology dictionary, p. bisexual (adj.).2
… - "two" + sexual. The meaning "attracted to both sexes" is from 1914; the noun in this sense is attested from 1922, and compare bisexuality. Not in general use until …
1589 Etymology dictionary, p. bitch (n.).2
… is sexually contemptuous, from the "woman" insult.
1590 Etymology dictionary, p. bitchy (adj.).2
1925, U.S. slang, "sexually provocative;" later (1930s) "spiteful, catty, bad-tempered" (usually of females); from bitch + -y (2). Earlier in reference to male dogs thought to look less rough or coarse than usual.
1591 Etymology dictionary, p. blow (v.1).6
For the sexual sense, see blow-job .
1592 Etymology dictionary, p. bondage (n.).2
… .). The sexual sado-masochism sense is recorded by 1963 (in a New York law against publications portraying it).
1593 Etymology dictionary, p. bonk (v.).2
"to hit," 1931, probably of imitative origin; it is attested by 1975 in the sense of "have sexual intercourse with." Related: Bonked; bonking. As a noun from 1938; in the sexual sense by 1984.
1594 Etymology dictionary, p. booty (n.).2
… male sexual terms for women, its sense can shift to copulation generally or to the eroticized body parts (compare nookie, ass, etc.).
1595 Etymology dictionary, p. broach (v.).2
… penetrate sexually" (12c., Modern French brocher ), from the Old French noun (see broach (n.), and compare Italian broccare ). The meaning "begin to talk about" is 1570s …
1596 Etymology dictionary, p. broil (v.2).2
… have sexual intercourse" (13c., Modern French brouiller ), perhaps from breu, bro "stock, broth, brew," from Frankish or another Germanic source (compare Old High …
1597 Etymology dictionary, p. brunt (n.).2
… brundr "sexual heat," or bruna "to advance like wildfire" (said of a ship under sail, etc.). The meaning "chief force, the heaviest or worst (of something)," as in bear the …
1598 Etymology dictionary, p. business (n.).3
… mean "sexual intercourse."
1599 Etymology dictionary, p. busy (adj.).3
… for "sexually active" in 17c. Of telephone lines, 1884. Of display work, "excessively detailed, visually cluttered," 1903.
1600 Etymology dictionary, p. cantharides (n.).2
… a sexual stimulant is attested by c. 1600. Related: Cantharic .