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Noun
birds and bees pl (plural only)
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) Informal education about sex.
- Synonym: facts of life
We learned about birds and bees back in school.
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) Informal (by analogy) sex itself.
I had the birds and bees with your mother.
Quotations
Translations
euphemistic: sexual activity
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