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glint in the milkman's eye en · NOUN

Etymology

Created by analogy with similar expressions such a glint in your father's eye, but implying the child was conceived adulterously; milkmen, visiting housewives while their husbands would have been at work, are often associated with adultery.

Meanings

1. (UK, humorous) Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.
   • It’s no wonder then that, musically, from Summer Camp to Best Coast, we’ve stepped into a sepia time machine recently, transported back to a golden age where romance abounded and Justin Bieber was a mere glint in the milkman’s eye. 2010, Lisa Wright, “Album review: Twin Shadow - Forget (4AD)”, in NME:
   • "And which Pitt would this be? Pitt the Toddler? Pitt the Embryo? Pitt the Glint in the Milkman's Eye?" 1987, “Dish and Dishonesty”, in Blackadder the Third:

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Synonyms

twinkle in one's father's eye · twinkle in one's daddy's eye