beast with two backs

English

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.

Noun

beast with two backs (plural beasts with two backs)

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Two people engaged in sexual intercourse.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

  • double-backed beast
  • two-backed beast
  • See also Thesaurus:copulation
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