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Sodomy

/sˈɑdəmi/
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(noun) Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.

I'd burn down the whole city for some sodomy right now.
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