Etymology

afternoon delight

Today it means: Sexual intercourse or a sexual encounter had in the afternoon. Full definition →

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The story

From Afternoon Delight, the title of a 1976 song by Starland Vocal Band which introduces the expression as a euphemism for a sexual engagement.

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