"do the nasty" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-do the nasty.ogg [Australia] Forms: does the nasty [present, singular, third-person], doing the nasty [participle, present], did the nasty [past], done the nasty [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> the nasty}} do the nasty (third-person singular simple present does the nasty, present participle doing the nasty, simple past did the nasty, past participle done the nasty)
  1. (euphemistic, slang, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse. Tags: euphemistic, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: bump nasties, do it, do the deed, copulate, do the nasties Translations (to engage in sexual intercourse): duggu-duggu (Jamaican Creole)

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