is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Attributed in various forms to Mae West, who said in a performance of the play Catherine Was Great (1944), "Lieutenant, is that your sword or are you just glad to see me?" and in the film Sextette (1978), "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
Meanings
- (humorous) Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.
Relateds
pitch a tent · happy to see someone
Translations (3)
no har du en banan i buksa eller er du bare glad for å se meg? (indicates the speaker has noticed an erection) · pt Isso é uma pistola em teu bolso, ou só estás feliz em me ver? (indicates the speaker has noticed an erection) · es ¿Tienes una pistola en el bolsillo o es que te alegras de verme? (indicates the speaker has noticed an erection)
wikipedia: Catherine Was Great · wikipedia: Mae West · wikipedia: Sextette