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raincoat crowd
 n.— «One thing that distinguishes couples films from those made for “the raincoat crowd,” as Mr. Fishbein put it, is more plot, more characterization and thus more motivation for sex.» —“X-Rated ‘Couples Films’ Finding A New Market” by Georgia Dullea New York Times Oct. 6, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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