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"Etchings" Euphemism (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 months ago by Zombiepirate to c/wikipedia

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The phrase "Want to come up and see my etchings?" is a romantic euphemism by which a person entices someone to come back to their place with an offer to look at something artistic, but with ulterior motives. The phrase is a corruption of some phrases in a novel by Horatio Alger Jr. called The Erie Train Boy, which was first published in 1891.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I always liked this one, for the implication that something as cool as etching was once a common passtime. I guess the modern equivalent may be "check out my 3d prints", but it feels nerdier.