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notches on one's bedpost

notches on one's bedpost is the plural 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

Questions about notches on one's bedpost

What is notches on one's bedpost the plural of?
Notches on one's bedpost is the plural of notch on one's bedpost.

Words near notches on one's bedpost in the dictionary

  1. notchers
  2. notches
  3. notches in one's bedpost
  4. notches in one's belt
  5. notches on bedposts
  6. notches on one's bedpost
  7. notches on one's belt
  8. notches on the bedpost
  9. notches up
  10. notchier
  11. notchiest

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