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roasting

n. group sex involving one woman and more than one man. Subjects: , ,
Citations: 2003 Daily Star (U.K.) (Oct. 5) “It’s called ‘roasting’” p. 4: Top young footballers driven by lust regularly lure young girls for group sex—and they call their sick post match sex games “roasting.”…“It’s not unusual for a girl to s**g all of us, ” said Meikle, who explained that the game gets it name from roasting a chicken. “It gets stuffed.” 2005 Alex Peake Sun (U.K.) (Apr. 11) “Dyer fury at web sex slur”: The term “roasting” is slang for group sex between a woman and several men.
Reader comments:

Okay, first time I’ve seen “s**g”, which I’m assuming is a daintyism for “shag”.

Such delicate eyes . . . is this from the original or an expurgation from the DTWW editor?

Bowdler lives!

by degustibus 14 Apr 05, 0601 GMT

From the original source, of course. Use the site search to see that DTWW doesn’t shy away from earthy language.
by Grant Barrett 14 Apr 05, 0607 GMT

‘A glossary note here: according to several newspapers, “roasting” is supposed to suggest the stuffing of a piece of meat. More likely, it seems to me, is that it refers to spit-roasting, with an insertion at either end.’
—David Aaronovich, ‘What footballers really want: each other’, The Guardian G2, 7 October 2003, 5

by Neil 05 May 05, 1254 GMT

For what it’s worth, another source (not reputable, though) suggested that it had to do with “basting” the meat.
by Grant Barrett 05 May 05, 1259 GMT

I first heard this word whilst in Singapore in 1968. It refered to one woman and two men.

One man takes either of the orifices at the rear of the woman and the other inserts his penis into her mouth.

Just like spit “roasting” a chicken.

by Jeremy Bell 31 Jul 07, 0952 GMT

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