Blowjobs and pant legs in Dutch

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> >
> > "Heb jij leren pijpen?"
> >
> > Which can mean, depending on the circumstances:
> > "Do you have leather pant legs?" or "Have you learnt how to give
> > blowjobs?"
>
> Well, I got instantly the second meaning :))) ...
Hmm.... I couldn't guess why...

> But I didn't know the noun 'pijp', and had forgotten that
> adjectives of material take the -en ending.
"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.

Maarten

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