English Explanatory Dictionary

is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me.wav

Word forms

is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

Etymology

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?"

Related words

happy to see someone pitch a tent
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