do the nasty

present singular third person does the nasty · participle present doing the nasty · past did the nasty · participle past done the nasty · alternative do the nasties

1. euphemisticslangvulgarTo engage in sexual intercourse.

   "Right now she's doing the nasty with an ex-bartender who thinks he's this generation's answer to James."

   1995, Jackie Collins, Hollywood Kids, →ISBN, page 61

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   HILDA. But do you remember what you wanted me to do? The nasty—thing I thought was nasty? […] BERT. No, Hilda. Go like you came. Leave this place with your various virginities intact.

   1968, Gus Weill, To Bury a Cousin: A Two Act Play, →ISBN, page 59

   A bunch of Puritan girls saying the town biddies were witches, just so that one of them could do the nasty with a married man and not have to worry about his loser of a wife finding out.

   2001, Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls, →ISBN, page 120

   They go from strip club to strip club, make a lot of money. […] Most people think they're getting a bundle to do the nasty on video.

   2004, Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde, →ISBN, page 216

   Synonyms: bump nasties, do it, do the deed