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啪啪啪

Mandarin · pinyin pā pā pā

(slang) to have sex
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啪: pā · syllable

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1–1–1 · pa1 pa1 pa1

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paak1 paak1 paak1

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intj

(onomatopoeia) Used for continuous slapping or whipping sounds, e.g., clapping
(neologism, onomatopoeia) plap plap plap (The sound of clapping when two people are having sex)

verb

(onomatopoeia, slang, neologism, euphemistic) to bang; to have sex

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