do the nasty

• do the nasties

do the nasty

1. (euphemistic, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.
   • 1968, Gus Weill, To Bury a Cousin: A Two Act Play, →ISBN, page 59:

     HILDA. But do you remember what you wanted me to do? The nasty—thing I thought was nasty? […] BERT. No, Hilda. Go like you came. Leave this place with your various virginities intact.

   • 1995, Jackie Collins, Hollywood Kids, →ISBN, page 61:

     "Right now she's doing the nasty with an ex-bartender who thinks he's this generation's answer to James."

   • 2001, Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls, →ISBN, page 120:

     A bunch of Puritan girls saying the town biddies were witches, just so that one of them could do the nasty with a married man and not have to worry about his loser of a wife finding out.

   • 2004, Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde, →ISBN, page 216:

     They go from strip club to strip club, make a lot of money. […] Most people think they're getting a bundle to do the nasty on video.

• do the deed
• See also Thesaurus:copulate