Missionary Position Definition

noun
A position used in sexual intercourse in which the female lies on her back and the male lies on top of her, their faces opposite each other.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Missionary Position

Noun

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missionary position
Plural:
missionary positions

Origin of Missionary Position

  • From Christian missionaries' supposed advocacy of this position over other copulatory positions

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Supposed to have been originated by natives of the Trobriand Islands (who considered it improper)

    From Wiktionary

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