birds and bees
English
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editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editbirds 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
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Translations
editeuphemistic: sexual activity
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