notch on one's bedpost
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notch on one's bedpost
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From the practice of keeping track of the number of one's sexual liaisons by carving notches into the post of one's bed.
noun notches on one's bedpost · notch in one's bedpost · notch on the bedpost
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A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.
He was a notch on her bedpost, a stepping stone on her quest for stardom.
Similar: notch in one's belt, notch on one's belt, bedfellow, bedmate, fuck, hookup, lover, paramour, mate, root, sex partner, sexual partner
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