"act of darkness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-act of darkness.wav Forms: acts of darkness [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|acts of darkness}} act of darkness (plural acts of darkness)
  1. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-act_of_darkness-en-noun-57nsO~mp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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