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bashing the bishop

bashing the bishop is the present participle and gerund of bash the bishop.

Meaning of bash the bishop

Verb

bash the bishop (third-person singular simple present bashes the bishop, present participle bashing the bishop, simple past and past participle bashed the bishop)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
    • “Hello, Gladys,” I said, shaking her by the hand. “Joffy here used to bash the bishop so much when he was a boy we all thought he would go blind.”2003, Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair

Questions about bashing the bishop

What is bashing the bishop the present participle and gerund of?
Bashing the bishop is the present participle and gerund of bash the bishop.

Words near bashing the bishop in the dictionary

  1. bashing into shape
  2. bashing one out
  3. bashing out
  4. bashing someone's face in
  5. bashing someone's head
  6. bashing the bishop
  7. bashing together
  8. bashing up
  9. bashings
  10. Bashir
  11. bashism

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