Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notch on one's bedpost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: notch on one's bed-post
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.

Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"He was a notch on her bedpost, a stepping stone on her quest for stardom."
"She'd confused Sam's attentions with real feelings, and now she was just another notch on his bedpost."
"Bad enough to think he'd wanted me as just another notch on his bedpost, but to think he'd tried to seduce me for cold-blooded political purposes was unbearable."
"[…] He wasn't a notch on her bedpost. They were in love, for crying out loud."

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

notches on one's bedpost (plural) notch in one's bedpost (alternative) notch on the bedpost (alternative)

Phrases

notch count

Frequently Paired Words

notch count

Synonyms

notch in one's belt notch on one's belt bedfellow bedmate fuck hookup lover paramour mate root sex partner sexual partner

Questions

What does notch on one's bedpost mean?: A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.
Where does notch on one's bedpost come from?: 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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