Re: Blowjobs and pant legs in Dutch

John Cowan wrote:
>
> Almaran Dungeonmaster scripsit:
>
> > "Pijp" comes from the same root as English "pipe", and it is
> used for almost
> > any long, hollow tube, such as a tabacco pipe or a pant leg. I think the
> > verb variant used in the other meaning comes from the shape made by the
> > lips, tongue and oral cavity at that time.
>
> Is this verb "pijpen" also used to mean "to play a wind instrument"?
No, the verb associated with that is "blazen", which has the same
connotation as above in German (blasen) and English (to blow s.o.). E.g.:
blaasinstrument, blaasorkest, blazer(s).

"Pijpen"  as a verb is almost exclusively used in the sexual context. As a
noun, however, it has a whole range of completely different meanings.

> The metaphor of "playing the flute", though not used in English, seems to
be quite usual.