missionary position
A position for sexual intercourse in which the man and woman face each other, with the…A position for sexual intercourse in which the man and woman face each other, with the man on top.
» I prefer the missionary position, but my wife prefers doggystyle.
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1 sensesA position for sexual intercourse in which the man and woman face each other, with the man on top.
Missionarsstellung
миссионерская позицияmissionerskaja pozicija
місіонерська позиціяmisionersʹka pozycija
a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples
Examples
1 sentencesI prefer the missionary position, but my wife prefers doggystyle.
Translations
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Origin
Supposed to have been originated by natives of the Trobriand Islands (who considered it imSupposed to have been originated by natives of the Trobriand Islands (who considered it improper), popularized by Alfred Kinsey.
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Forms
plural: missionary positions| Singular | missionary position |
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