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to roll in the hay

to roll in the hay

9.2
To have sex briefly in a casual way
  • idiom
  • NSFW
translation icon : acostarse
  • Sarah and Jake rolled in the hay last weekend!

Examples

  • They roll in the hay!

  • Rumors spread that the two celebrities enjoyed a quick roll in the hay during filming.

  • She laughed off the idea that a simple roll in the hay could complicate their friendship.

  • They broke up soon after their secret roll in the hay was discovered.

  • Rumors spread that the two celebrities enjoyed a quick roll in the hay during filming.

  • She laughed off the idea that a simple roll in the hay could complicate their friendship.

  • They broke up soon after their secret roll in the hay was discovered.

Synonyms

to fuck
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
∞ 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and light rather than crude or shocking
to have sex
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0

To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure

is more playful and not as neutral or factual in tone
to do it
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
999 9.8

To have sex with someone

is more playful and teasing rather than merely plain informal speech
to love
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
698 8.6

To have sex with another person

is more playful and less purely euphemistic or polite
to know
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
675 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and modern rather than archaic or literary
to sleep with
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
652 7.4

To have sex with someone

is more playful and less framed by social or moral context
to make love
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
296 5.3

Have sex with someone you love or care about

is more playful and casual rather than romantic or affectionate
to screw
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
205 9.9

To have sex with someone, said as a rude word

is more playful and less directly vulgar or offensive
to get it on
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
125 9.3

To have sex with someone

is more playful and lighthearted rather than just casual language
to bang
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
122 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and less strongly coarse or aggressive
to get laid
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
95 9.9

To have sex with someone, usually in a short, casual way

is more playful and light rather than focused on casual conquest
to sleep together
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
69 7.4

Have sex with another person, often when not married

is more playful and focuses on fun rather than marital status
to hump
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
58 9.9

To have sex with someone, used as a rude word

is more playful and less explicitly crude or rough
to have intercourse
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
23 8.1

To have sex with someone

is more playful and less neutral or clinical in wording
to be intimate
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
16 7.9

Have sex with someone

is more playful and casual rather than polite or euphemistic
to bed
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
12 9.0

To have sex with someone

is more playful and carefree rather than simple everyday phrasing
to lie with
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
6 9.1

To have sex with someone

is more playful and informal rather than formal or clinical
to sex
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
5 5.1

To have physical contact with someone for pleasure, usually in a casual way

is more playful and implies lighthearted fun rather than mere casualness
to do the nasty
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
4 9.5

To have sex with someone

is more playful and flirtatious rather than purely humorous euphemism
to eff
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
2 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and less chosen for politeness or softness
to bonk
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
2 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and less merely blunt informal wording
to have it off
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To have sex with someone, used in informal British English

is more playful and more suggestive than plain everyday phrasing
to have a go at it
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and suggests fun rather than tentative attempt
to jazz
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and less just slangy or coarse
to get our fuck on
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Have sex with someone for fun without feelings

is more playful and less explicitly crude or celebratory
to jump each other's bones
vsto roll in the hay
  • Offensive
9.9

To have sex with someone because you really want them

is more playful and gentle rather than driven by strong desire
to have it away
vsto roll in the hay
  • NSFW
9.9

To have sex with someone

is more playful and leans more toward flirtatious imagery

How Casual

to hook up
  • NSFW
132 8.7
to roll in the hay
  • NSFW
9.2
to have sex
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0
to make love
  • NSFW
296 5.3

Surface Forms

roll in the hay infinitive
rolled in the hay past
rolled in the hay past participle
rolling in the hay present participle
rolls in the hay third person singular

Morphology

roll + in + the + hay

The phrase uses literal words ('roll', 'in', 'hay') whose combined literal sense would suggest physically rolling in a pile of hay, not sexual activity; the sexual meaning is a euphemistic, culturally specific extension that cannot be predicted from the constituents. A B1 learner who knows the individual words but hasn’t seen the idiom before is unlikely to infer the intended meaning without prior exposure or cultural knowledge, so the expression is idiomatic and not transparently compositional.

Etymology

The verb roll in the hay comes from the same picture: people rolling together in hay for a quick, playful time. So it means 'to have casual or playful sex'.