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screwing

screwing

9 9.9
To have sex with someone
  • noun
  • /ˈskruːɪŋ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : follar
  • Anyhow, no one here said the "screwing" was justified in any way.
  • screwing around
  • little screwing
  • good screwing

Examples

  • So we can be making out and screwing at the same time and do that on a regular basis.

  • There was something erotic about the fear in which we all lived, and an incredible amount of spontaneous screwing went on.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • And he said to me, the only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down.

  • Let me do the screwing here.

  • And no screwing around, you hear me?

  • Perhaps your normal friend is up for some screwing, eh?

  • You are going to die, so you better get in on the money and the screwing.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Give me the list, I'll do the screwing, and I'll write you a report.

  • After the screwing you got, I don't know why you wanna come back here in the first place.

  • After a long date, they finally decided it was time for some screwing instead of just kissing.

Synonyms

fuck
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
9.9

Sex between two people

is slang for the act but not always as strongly vulgar
fucking
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
598 9.9

Sex between two people

is slang for the act without that extra emphatic intensity
ass
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
101 9.9

Sexual activity when two people have sex

is slang for the same act but may be less coarse
screw
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
52 9.8

Sex between two people, often used as a rude word

is slang too but can carry rougher or cruder tone
hookup
vsscrewing
  • NSFW
20 8.2

A casual sexual or romantic meeting with no long-term commitment

refers specifically to the act itself, not the whole meeting
nookie
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
9 9.9

Sex between people for pleasure

is slang for the act and can sound harsher or cruder
shag
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
5 9.9

A casual word for sex

is slang for the same action but not regionally marked
nooky
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Sex between people

is slang too but can be less playful and more direct
roll in the hay
vsscrewing
  • NSFW
1 9.2

A short, casual time when two people have sex

is slang for the act without highlighting playfulness
shtup
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A sexual activity between adults

is general slang rather than regionally or culturally marked
casual pussyfuck
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
9.9

A short sexual encounter that has no promise of a relationship

is slang for the act generally rather than stressing casual intent
sexing
vsscrewing
  • Offensive
8.5

Having sex with another person

is slang as well but is often less humorous and more neutral

How Formal

coitus
  • NSFW
8 8.5
copulation
  • NSFW
8 8.2
intercourse
  • NSFW
89 7.8
to sex
  • NSFW
5 5.1
screwing
  • Offensive
9 9.9

Surface Forms

screwing singular
screwings plural

Morphology

screwing = screw (semi-transparent) = screw + ing

Formed regularly from the verb 'screw' with '-ing'; meaning is a direct deverbal noun for the sexual sense but that sense is slang/vulgar and may not be known or accepted by all learners.

Etymology

Screwing comes from the tool word screw, which means 'to turn' or 'to fasten', as when you use a screwdriver. People began using it as slang by comparing the turning or in-and-out motion of a screw to the physical action, so screwing now means having sex.