(UK, humorous) Used to highlight a sexual ambiguity in an innocent remark.
(UK, humorous) Used to highlight a sexual ambiguity in an innocent remark.
Heavens, that's a big one – as the actress said to the bishop.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(idiomatic, slang) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
(idiomatic, slang) To masturbate.
(idiomatic, slang) To masturbate (male).
A dated British and general English euphemism for being gay or homosexual, used in contexts where speakers wanted to avoid direct language — whether out of discomfort, politeness, or discretion. 'Is he like that?' or 'you know, like that' functions as a knowing wink between people who understand the code. The phrase belongs to an era of greater social taboo around sexuality, and while it still surfaces in period drama, memoir, and older speech, it has largely been replaced by more direct and affirming language.
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