Re: Blowjobs and pant legs in Dutch

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

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