SODOMY

sodomy, buggery, anal sex, anal intercourse

(noun) intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman

bestiality, zooerastia, zooerasty, sodomy

(noun) sexual activity between a person and an animal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sodomy (countable and uncountable, plural sodomies)

Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or historically homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal or oral sex.

(in particular) anal sex

Synonyms

• (bestiality): bestiality, zoophilia

• (homosexuality): homosexuality

• (anal sex): anal sex, buggery, enculade

• (oral sex): oral sex

Coordinate terms

• scissoring

Source: Wiktionary


Sod"om*y, n. Etym: [From Sodom. a country mentioned in the Bible: cf. F. sodomite.]

Definition: Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery. Gen. xix. 5.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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