English Explanatory Dictionary

it ain't the meat, it's the motion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. When it comes to sexual satisfaction, the size of the penis does not matter, but technique during intimacy does.
  2. The tools that one uses to accomplish a goal are not as important as what one does with them.

Word forms

it ain't the meat, it's the motion it's not the meat, it's the motion

Etymology

From the song It Ain't the Meat (it's the Motion) by Lois Mann and Henry Glover, written in 1951 and recorded by The Swallows. Often mistakenly attributed to Maria Muldaur, who sang a cover of the song on her 1974 album Waitress In The Donut Shop.

Related words

it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean
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