Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
is that a -gun in y-our pock-et or are y-ou just -pleased -to see me
IPA
78
Scrabble Score
48
Letters
7
Syllables
19
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.

Humorous

Etymology

Attributed in various forms to Mae West, who said in a performance of the play Catherine Was Great (1944), "Lieutenant, is that your sword or are you just glad to see me?" and in the film Sextette (1978), "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

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What does is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me mean?
Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.
Where does is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me come from?
Attributed in various forms to Mae West, who said in a performance of the play Catherine Was Great (1944), "Lieutenant, is that your sword or are you just glad to see me?" and in the film Sextette (1978), "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

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