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/

• Audio (AU)

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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

Translations

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

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)

See also

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