pasar por la piedra

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to pass through the stone. It alludes to a round stone on which the victorious Roman centurion sodomized the defeated warlord and warriors, in plain view of the victors and the other defeated soldiers, as a form of humiliation and domination. In modern colloquial language, it means having exclusively physical sex with someone, performed in a rough and aggressive manner, though usually consensually.

Verb

pasar por la piedra (first-person singular present paso por la piedra, first-person singular preterite pasé por la piedra, past participle pasado por la piedra)

  1. (idiomatic) to humiliate
  2. (idiomatic) to have one's wicked way (with)

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