Mile High Club

noun

variants or mile high club or less commonly mile-high club

ˈmī(-ə)l-ˈhī- 

or Mile-High Club

: a group comprising people who have had sex while high in the air and especially while on an airplane

… I suppose some would argue that the entire point of the Mile High Club is to have sex in cramped quarters and worry about getting caught.

—Briana Lawrence

Strictly speaking, it's not against the law to join the Mile High Club. But it is against the law to disobey crew member commands.

—Heather Poole

"When we were on the plane we came up with a plan to join the mile high club. I went to the toilet first and told her to follow later and knock. …"

—Alex Chapman, quoted in Gawker

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above