Meanings
- CanadaeuphemisticidiomaticuncountableSexual activity.
"There are so many adults with fitness problems today because, other than a little chesterfield rugby, they never exercise," said Allan Little, Edmonton YMCA supervisor.
1975 November 13, “Lazy Muscles: Fitness Scares Them”, in The Montreal Gazette1 more example
As to necking and petting, as a kind of part time recreation, frankly, it's a failure. You'll do better to dance together or play tennis than to use up all that ebulience in what we used to call chesterfield rugby.
1973 August 25, Doris Clark, “Successful Living”, in The Leader-Post
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From chesterfield, a generic term for "sofa" in Canadian English, and rugby, a contact sport, alluding to the physical nature of sex.
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chesterfield rugby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chesterfield%20rugby
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