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chesterfield rugby en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From chesterfield, a generic term for "sofa" in Canadian English, and rugby, a contact sport, alluding to the physical nature of sex.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable) Sexual activity.
    • As to necking and petting, as a kind of part time recreation, frankly, it's a failure. You'll do better to dance together or play tennis than to use up all that ebulience in what we used to call chesterfield rugby. 1973 August 25, Doris Clark, “Successful Living”, in The Leader-Post:
    • "There are so many adults with fitness problems today because, other than a little chesterfield rugby, they never exercise," said Allan Little, Edmonton YMCA supervisor. 1975 November 13, “Lazy Muscles: Fitness Scares Them”, in The Montreal Gazette: