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The phrase
"Netflix and chill"
In Victorian Era 🎩
"an unchaperoned evening of leisure"
I daresay it is a most scandalous euphemism! One pretends to engage with the modern cinematograph, yet the true intent is a clandestine romantic encounter without the presence of a proper chaperone.
e.g. He had the audacity to suggest an unchaperoned evening of leisure; I nearly fainted at such an improper proposition!
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- 🎩 Victorian Eraanonymous
"an unchaperoned evening of leisure"
I daresay it is a most scandalous euphemism! One pretends to engage with the modern cinematograph, yet the true intent is a clandestine romantic encounter without the presence of a proper chaperone.
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