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English

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Alternative forms

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• pitch the tent

Etymology

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From the protruding and sometimes tent-like appearance of an erection through one's trousers or bedsheet.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌpɪtʃəˈtɛnt/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Verb

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pitch a tent (third-person singular simple present pitches a tent, present participle pitching a tent, simple past and past participle pitched a tent)

1. (slang, somewhat vulgar) To have an erection that shows through the trousers.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to pitch a tent.

Translations

[edit] to have an erection that shows through the clothing

Chinese: Mandarin: 搭帳篷 / 搭帐篷 (dā zhàngpéng) Japanese: テントを張る (tento o haru) Portuguese: armar a barraca (pt)

to set up a tent

Chinese: Hokkien: 搭帳棚 / 搭帐棚 (tah tiùⁿ-pêⁿ) Mandarin: 搭帳篷 / 搭帐篷 (dā zhàngpéng) Greek: στήνω σκηνή (stíno skiní) Japanese: テントを張る (tento o haru)

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

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