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missionary position

American  
[mish-uh-ner-ee puh-zish-uhn] / ˈmɪʃ ə nɛr i pəˌzɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. a face-to-face sex position in which the person who is being penetrated lays flat on their back, while the person who is penetrating them lays on top of them.

missionary position British  

noun

  1. informal a position for sexual intercourse in which the man lies on top of the woman and they are face to face

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Etymology

Origin of missionary position

First recorded in 1945–50; so called because it was allegedly advocated by Christian missionaries working among Indigenous peoples

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