Adrienne Crezo for Mental_floss:

While shoe-horning these into conversation today might prove difficult, these 17 synonyms for sex were used often enough in 19th-century England to earn a place in the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a book for upper-crust Britons who had no idea what the proles were talking about.

First of all, I am filled with indescribable glee knowing not only that there is a Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, but that according to the screenshot, at least two editions were published. Examining this tome first-hand is now on my bucket list.

My three favorites from this list are “amorous congress,” “convivial society,” and for its pure visual appeal, “St. George.”