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- a notch in (someone's) bedpost
a notch in (someone's) bedpost
a notch in (someone's) bedpost
A casual sexual partner, especially a one-night stand, counted as a tally in the overall number of someone's sexual partners. Janet was never interested in a serious boyfriend during college; she was only looking for notches in her bedpost. So is that all I am to you, John? A notch in your bedpost?
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Eveline | | EV-ə-leen (English), EV-ə-lien (English), ay-və-LEE-nə (Dutch), ay-və-LEEN (Dutch) | English, French, Dutch |
Basir | | - | Arabic |
Adomas | | - | Lithuanian |
BolÍVar | | - | Spanish (Latin American) |
Christopher | | KRIS-tə-fər | English |
Simonas | | - | Lithuanian |