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The phrase
"Netflix and chill"
In Victorian Era 🎩
"an evening of theatre and companionship"
It is a most scandalous euphemism, I daresay. One pretends to enjoy a dramatic performance in the parlor, while secretly intending to engage in physical intimacies that would certainly shock the local vicar.
e.g. He suggested an evening of theatre and companionship, which I found to be an utterly improper proposition for a first meeting.
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- 🎩 Victorian Eraanonymous
"an evening of theatre and companionship"
It is a most scandalous euphemism, I daresay. One pretends to enjoy a dramatic performance in the parlor, while secretly intending to engage in physical intimacies that would certainly shock the local vicar.
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