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notch on one's bedpost

A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.

Etymology:

  • From the practice of keeping track of the number of one's sexual liaisons by carving notches into the post of one's bed.
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noĉo sur onia litfosto

muesca en el poste de la cama

inkeping op iemands bedpost

刻在床上

刻在床上

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