English Explanatory Dictionary

the family that sleeps together keeps together

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A supposed motto describing the dynamics of incest.

Word forms

the family that sleeps together keeps together

Etymology

Parody of the family that prays together stays together. Originally coined by Hugh Hefner in the 1960s to refer to the way sexual intimacy creates bonds between a married couple, the phrase was adopted by others who reinterpreted it to refer to incest.

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