Nailing

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mechanical fastening by means of nails.
  2. 2
    An act of sexual intercourse, especially a hard one slang

    "I haven't had a guy in months, I really need a good nailing."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of nail form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"People talk sometimes of a bestial cruelty, but that's a great injustice and insult to the beasts; a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel. The tiger only tears and gnaws, that's all he can do. He would never think of nailing people by the ears, even if he were able to do it."

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