lead in one's pencil
A euphemistic slang phrase meaning male sexual arousal or virility — essentially referring to an erection, though it's often used more broadly to imply energy, readiness, or sexual vitality.
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A euphemistic slang phrase meaning male sexual arousal or virility — essentially referring to an erection, though it's often used more broadly to imply energy, readiness, or sexual vitality. It's the kind of double entendre your granddad would wink at while pretending he was talking about stationery. Crude but relatively mild, and still heard in British comedy contexts.
He swore that morning cold showers put lead in one's pencil — not everyone was convinced.
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(slang) A state of erection of one's penis.
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An Indian English term for a mechanical pencil — the kind with a thin lead that clicks or twists out of a metal or plastic barrel rather than needing sharpening. The name reflects a common naming pattern in Indian English where a newer or more sophisticated version of a familiar object gets the prefix of something pen-like. Pen pencil is completely standard and widely understood across India, often preferred in schools and offices for its precision and neatness.
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Archaic vulgar slang for a penile erection. Common in 18th and 19th century bawdy literature. Entirely explicit rather than euphemistic — the term is clinical in its directness even if the register is crude. Now largely obsolete; encountered mainly in historical erotica and period slang references.
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(UK, slang) An erection of the penis.
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(AU) A lead pencil.