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. Heterosexual and consensual sex; no rape, but in a sharp and aggressive way.
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)
- (idiomatic) to humiliate
- (idiomatic) to have one's wicked way (with)
Further reading
- “pasar por la piedra a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014