Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do the nasty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: do the -nasty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in sexual intercourse.

Slang

Example Sentences

"HILDA. But do you remember what you wanted me to do? The nasty—thing I thought was nasty? […] BERT. No, Hilda. Go like you came. Leave this place with your various virginities intact."
""Right now she's doing the nasty with an ex-bartender who thinks he's this generation's answer to James.""
"A bunch of Puritan girls saying the town biddies were witches, just so that one of them could do the nasty with a married man and not have to worry about his loser of a wife finding out."
"They go from strip club to strip club, make a lot of money. […] Most people think they're getting a bundle to do the nasty on video."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

does the nasty (present, singular) doing the nasty (participle, present) did the nasty (past) done the nasty (participle, past) do the nasties (alternative)

Synonyms

bump nasties do it do the deed

Questions

What does do the nasty mean?: To engage in sexual intercourse.

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