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Ian Stuart-Hamilton's ''An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions'' notes that this is rarely used as "an invitation to have sexual intercourse",<ref>Ian Stuart-Hamilton, "Come up and see my etchings", ''An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions'', Jessia Kingsley Publishrs (3rd ed. 2007, 1st ed. from 2004), {{ISBN|1843105187}}, page 60.</ref> presumably speaking of real-life situations. However, this sense remains a common trope in fiction. |
Ian Stuart-Hamilton's ''An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions'' notes that this is rarely used as "an invitation to have sexual intercourse",<ref>Ian Stuart-Hamilton, "Come up and see my etchings", ''An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions'', Jessia Kingsley Publishrs (3rd ed. 2007, 1st ed. from 2004), {{ISBN|1843105187}}, page 60.</ref> presumably speaking of real-life situations. However, this sense remains a common trope in fiction. |
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Revision as of 10:28, 6 February 2018
Englisch
Verb
show someone one's etchings (third-person singular simple present shows someone one's etchings, present participle showing someone one's etchings, simple past and past participle showed someone one's etchings)
- A clichéd innuendo used to offer to bring someone to a private location in order to have sex, to show a place where people can engage in sexual intercourse (alternatively replacing "someone" with a phrase starting with to)
- Let me show you my etchings.
Usage notes
Ian Stuart-Hamilton's An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions notes that this is rarely used as "an invitation to have sexual intercourse",[1] presumably speaking of real-life situations. However, this sense remains a common trope in fiction.