Etymology

is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

Today it means: Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes. Full definition →

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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?"

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