I've never heard it called that before

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to draw attention to a possible, and usually unintentional, double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

I've never heard it called that before

Etymology

The word "it" refers to a sex act, bodily organ, etc. for which the speaker's phrase might be construed as a euphemism.

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