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notch on the bedpost

notch on the 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 on the bedpost

pluralnotches on the bedpost
pluralnotches on bedposts

Questions about notch on the bedpost

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

Words near notch on the bedpost in the dictionary

  1. notch girdles
  2. notch in one's bedpost
  3. notch in one's belt
  4. notch on one's bedpost
  5. notch on one's belt
  6. notch on the bedpost
  7. notch up
  8. notcha
  9. notchable
  10. notchback
  11. notchbacks

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