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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒ.ɹɪˈzɒn.təl ˈtæŋ.ɡəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌhɔː.ɹəˈzɑːn.təl ˈtæŋ.ɡoʊ/
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Noun edit

horizontal tango (plural horizontal tangos)

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
    • 2017 May 30, Kimberly M. Aquilina, “Can porn mess with your sexual mojo? Survey says...”, in Metro US[1], archived from the original on 2 June 2017:
      Researchers spoke to 312 men between the ages of 20 and 40 at a San Diego urology clinic and found that 3.4 percent of men preferred flying solo with co-pilot porn to a horizontal tango with a partner.

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  • Often preceded by the.

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