missionary position
noun
: a coital position in which the female lies on her back with the male on top and with his face opposite hers
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The unrated version is even funnier: Splayed on the counter in missionary position, Jim thrusts into the pie with all the passion of a Harlequin romance novel.
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Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
How to do it: Start out in missionary position, but before the action begins, have your partner shift sideways so that their legs and chest form a cross with your body.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
The ever-reliable missionary position, which caused 25% of the injuries.
—Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 27 July 2023
Stuck in a missionary position rut?
—Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2021
Subjects reported intercourse duration of 2-25 min, intervening intervals of 1-240 h, pre-coital bathing intervals of 0.25-24 h, and predominantly missionary position (76%).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011
The missionary position no longer works for them — David has put on weight and would be too heavy.
—New York Times, 12 Jan. 2022
Many women with endometriosis find the missionary position painful, so that might be one to avoid.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 May 2021
Who said the missionary position is only for straight couples?
—Sophie Saint Thomas, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
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Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
How to do it: Start out in missionary position, but before the action begins, have your partner shift sideways so that their legs and chest form a cross with your body.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
The ever-reliable missionary position, which caused 25% of the injuries.
—Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 27 July 2023
Stuck in a missionary position rut?
—Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2021
Subjects reported intercourse duration of 2-25 min, intervening intervals of 1-240 h, pre-coital bathing intervals of 0.25-24 h, and predominantly missionary position (76%).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011
The missionary position no longer works for them — David has put on weight and would be too heavy.
—New York Times, 12 Jan. 2022
Many women with endometriosis find the missionary position painful, so that might be one to avoid.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 May 2021
Who said the missionary position is only for straight couples?
—Sophie Saint Thomas, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
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missionary position
noun
mis·sion·ary position
ˈmish-ə-ˌner-ē-ˌ 
: a coital position in which the female lies on her back with the male on top and with his face opposite hers
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