What's in a Name: Can We Please, Please, Think of a Replacement for "Getting It In?"

I hate the phrase "get it in." I admit, I use it, but I hate, hate, hate it. Let's right our wrongs.

It's Thursday, and that means it's Let's Complicate Everything By Discussing the Semiotics of Sexual Language Day!

Think about how you talk to your girlfriends over brunch about a steamy night you had over the weekend. What phrase do you use to refer to sex? Whether your go-to is "doing it," "banging," "f*cking," "making love," the Jersey Shore-sanctioned "getting it in," or any other colorful slang, there may be more to your sexual verb choice than you think, suggests this piece in the Daily Northwestern. "Getting it in," for example, objectifies the woman as nothing more than a target. Or, say, a pie.

Honestly, why listen to dudes who also made up the term "grenade" to describe a woman they don't find attractive, and who spend their free time intentionally banging their heads into walls and getting concussions? They've got one brain cell between them (if it hasn't drowned in a pool of Ron-Ron juice), and we've got a veritable think tank of clever ladies right here. Just look at the amazing alternatives you came up with for "doggy style." So let's get to work.

I'll kick this off! Former Smitten writer Rosemary once dished that she has a friend who refers to sex as "hot stepping" because when she lost her virginity, "Here Comes The Hot Stepper" was playing on the radio. Pretty good, right? (Also, this tangentially allows me to give you all this awesome gift once again. Whaaaat a delight.)