pitch a tent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɪtʃəˈtɛnt/
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Verb

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) To have an erection that shows through the trousers.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to pitch a tent.

Alternative forms
  • pitch the tent

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