Precise Citation for Major Antedating of Euphemistic Sense of "Make Love"

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Sat Aug 23 23:52:23 UTC 2014


Wonder if  Kahn & Donaldson's <<Makin' Whoopee>> 1928 could have effected
semantic extension of <<makin' love>> around that time.  (<<The title is a
euphemism for sexual intimacy>> /Wikip)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANRPmTZRqkg

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