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notch in one's bedpost

notch in one's bedpost is the alternative form of notch on one's bedpost.

Meaning of notch on one's bedpost

Noun

notch on one's bedpost (plural notches on one's bedpost)

  1. (idiomatic, offensive, slang) A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.
    • He was a notch on her bedpost, a stepping stone on her quest for stardom.2002, Anne McAllister, The Great Montana Cowboy Auction, Silhouette Books, published 2002, →ISBN, page 22

Forms of notch in one's bedpost

pluralnotches in one's bedpost

Questions about notch in one's bedpost

What is notch in one's bedpost the alternative form of?
Notch in one's bedpost is the alternative form of notch on one's bedpost.

Words near notch in one's bedpost in the dictionary

  1. notch counts
  2. notch filter
  3. notch filters
  4. notch girdle
  5. notch girdles
  6. notch in one's bedpost
  7. notch in one's belt
  8. notch on one's bedpost
  9. notch on one's belt
  10. notch on the bedpost
  11. notch up

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