"bed-breaking" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bed-breaking [comparative], most bed-breaking [superlative], bedbreaking [alternative], bed breaking [alternative]
Etymology: Compound of bed + breaking, from the image of sex that is so wild that the bed on which it occurs falls apart from the strain. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bed|breaking}} bed + breaking Head templates: {{en-adj}} bed-breaking (comparative more bed-breaking, superlative most bed-breaking)
  1. Sexually wild, uninhibited, and energetic.
    Sense id: en-bed-breaking-en-adj-g8AudXXS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bed, breaking.
    Sense id: en-bed-breaking-en-adj-9kcDdtJX

Alternative forms

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