passion-pit
passion pit
noun Older Slang.
a drive-in movie theater.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; so called from its use by adolescents as a place for unobserved sexual intimacy
1935–40, Americanism; so called from its use by adolescents as a place for unobserved sexual intimacy
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Passion-pit
is always a great word to know.
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