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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 |
Elvar | | - | Icelandic |
Inge | | [indʒ] | |
Harold | | HER-əld, HAR-əld | English |
Kiley | | KIE-lee | English |
Stepan | | stye-PAHN (Russian), stee-PAHN (Russian) | Russian, Armenian |
Medb | | - | Irish Mythology |