Bedroom shenanigan

 

 Bedroom shenanigan's have been given some really strange names, passed on down the centuries.

 Here are some terms for nookie, from the last 600 or so years - and the dates they were first used.

 Horizontal refreshment, is my particular favourite...along with Joining giblets!! 

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Give someone a green gown (1351)

Play nug-a-nug (1505)

Play at couch quail (1521)

Ride below the crupper (1578)

Fadoodling (1611)

Put the devil into hell (1616)

Princum-prancum (1630)

Join paunches (1656)

Dance the Paphian jig (1656)

Play at tray trip of a die (1660)

Dance Barnaby (1664)

Shot twixt wind and water (1665)

Play at rantum-scantum (1667)

Blow off the groundsills (1674)

Play hey gammer cook (1674)

Join giblets (1680)

Play at rumpscuttle and clapperdepouch (1684)

Lerricompoop (1694)

Ride a dragon upon St. George (1698)

Houghmagandy (1700)

Pogue the hone (1719)

Make feet for children’s stockings (1785)

Dance the kipples (1796)

Have one’s corn ground (1800)

Horizontal refreshment (1863)

Arrive at the end of the sentimental journey (1896)

Get one’s ashes hauled (1910)
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