roll in the hay
Tumble with someone
A roll in the hay is a casual sexual encounter, suggesting something playful and uncomplicated—the image of lovers tumbling in a hayloft.
The phrase often implies sex outside a committed relationship: It was just a roll in the hay, nothing serious.
Sometimes shortened to just a roll.
- amorousFull of desire
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- trystSecret romantic meeting
stolen moment · dalliance · have sex · passionate · copulate · one-night stand · no strings attached · playful · make out · fooling around · romantic · quickie · hookup · fling · afternoon delight · mate · know · hayloft
roll in the haymarriage
Formal union between partners
committed relationship · true love · matrimony · making love · courtship
roll in the haycelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · sexual abstinence · chastity · virginity · continence