Meaning of notch on one's bedpost | Babel Free

Definitions

A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.

idiomatic, offensive, slang

Examples

“He was a notch on her bedpost, a stepping stone on her quest for stardom.”

“She'd confused Sam's attentions with real feelings, and now she was just another notch on his bedpost.”

“Bad enough to think he'd wanted me as just another notch on his bedpost, but to think he'd tried to seduce me for cold-blooded political purposes was unbearable.”

“[…] He wasn't a notch on her bedpost. They were in love, for crying out loud.”

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