bash the bishop en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Uncertain or disputed. Goldman (1950) suggests that beat the bishop comes from a resemblance of the penis to a bishop’s miter; Partridge (7th ed., 1970) likewise derives bash the bishop from a resemblance to the Staunton bishop chess piece. Other sources, such as Green, suggest that assonance of bishop with bash, beat, bop etc. may have given rise to the phrase as a type of word play.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bashes the bishop | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bashing the bishop | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bashed the bishop | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bashed the bishop | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
ru гонять лысого (slang for masturbate) · es pelársela (slang for masturbate) · ca pelar-se-la (slang for masturbate) · pl walić konia (slang for masturbate) · fr s'astiquer le manche (slang for masturbate) · es pajearse (slang for masturbate) · ca cascar (slang for masturbate) · fr se crosser (slang for masturbate) · sh sapunjati mačora (slang for masturbate) · fr se taper une queue (slang for masturbate) · fi runkata (slang for masturbate) · fr étrangler le borgne (slang for masturbate) · cmn 打飛機 /打飞机 (slang for masturbate) · fr s'astiquer le poireau (slang for masturbate) · es darle a la zambomba (slang for masturbate) · fr se tutoyer (slang for masturbate)