afternoon delight

noun

Sexual intercourse or a sexual encounter had in the afternoon.

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Meanings

nounafternoon delight (countable and uncountable, plural afternoon delights)

plural afternoon delights

  1. countablefigurativelyuncountableSexual intercourse or a sexual encounter had in the afternoon.

    "Afternoon delights" are especially energetic when done with the right person.

    2002, Douglas H. Ruben, How to Raise Your Sexual I.Q, page 65
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    “Are you up for a little afternoon delight tomorrow?” I lean close to Gloria and seductively bat my eyelashes, which makes her laugh.

    2015, Jenny B. Tilbury, Welcome to the Garden Club

Origin

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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APA

afternoon delight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afternoon%20delight

MLA

“afternoon delight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afternoon%20delight. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afternoon delight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afternoon%20delight.

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