Meanings
- humorousIndicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.
Origin
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?"
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Norwegian har du en banan i buksa eller er du bare glad for å se meg?
- har du en banan i buksa eller er du bare glad for å se meg?indicates the speaker has noticed an erection
Portuguese Isso é uma pistola em teu bolso, ou só estás feliz em me ver?
- Isso é uma pistola em teu bolso, ou só estás feliz em me ver?indicates the speaker has noticed an erection
Spanish ¿Tienes una pistola en el bolsillo o es que te alegras de verme?
- ¿Tienes una pistola en el bolsillo o es que te alegras de verme?indicates the speaker has noticed an erection
Cite this entry
is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/is%20that%20a%20gun%20in%20your%20pocket%20or%20are%20you%20just%20pleased%20to%20see%20me
“is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/is%20that%20a%20gun%20in%20your%20pocket%20or%20are%20you%20just%20pleased%20to%20see%20me. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/is%20that%20a%20gun%20in%20your%20pocket%20or%20are%20you%20just%20pleased%20to%20see%20me.
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