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Productivity's sworn enemy, scheduled for the hours when nobody expects a thing from you.
means A leisurely sexual encounter or other indulgent pleasure enjoyed in the middle of the day rather than at night.
from A plain compound of 'afternoon' and 'delight,' but the phrase owes its naughty fame to the 1976 Starland Vocal Band hit 'Afternoon Delight,' whose sunny harmonies smuggled in some decidedly un-sunny intentions. The song fixed the wink in the public ear; 'delight' itself comes through Old French 'delit' from Latin 'delectare,' to charm or allure.
- hit song
- Starland Vocal Band won a 1977 Grammy for it
- sneaky meaning
- The euphemism slipped past 70s radio censors easily
- diner menu
- Originally named a daytime appetizer special, allegedly
- biology backs it
- Testosterone peaks in late morning, not midnight
for instance
afternoon delight cocktail — rum-based drink popular in tropical bars, typically made with rum, pineapple juice, and coconut liqueur