"I'll be in my bunk" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From a scene in the episode "War Stories" (2002) of the television series Firefly, in which Jayne Cobb reacts to seeing courtesan Inara walk off with a female client by stating, "I'll be in my bunk." Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} I'll be in my bunk
  1. (fandom slang) Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-I'll_be_in_my_bunk-en-phrase-CHP3e1UI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle

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  "etymology_text": "From a scene in the episode \"War Stories\" (2002) of the television series Firefly, in which Jayne Cobb reacts to seeing courtesan Inara walk off with a female client by stating, \"I'll be in my bunk.\"",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, James Haydon, \"Going Without: Masturbating\", Vertigo (University of Technology, Sydney), Issue 2 (2013), page 12",
          "text": "It was exhausting in all the wrong ways, but I made it through the two weeks without succumbing to temptation. Will I give up for good? Hell no. But I now appreciate it a whole lot more.\nNow, if you'll excuse me, I'll be in my bunk."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 February 21, Angela Watercutter, “Thor Is Going to Be Playing the Hulk”, in Wired",
          "text": "Speaking of people in the Thor movies, Idris Elba—Marvel's Heimdall, and the guy everyone wants to be the new James Bond—just set the date for his first turn as the host of Saturday Night Live. People's Sexiest Man Alive will take the stage in studio 8H on March 9 and will be promoting his new Netflix film, Turn Up Charlie. Said fans everywhere, \"I'll be in my bunk.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Rosemary Rowe, in Gail Johnson, \"Notables share ideal Vancouver days\", The Georgia Straight, 13 June 2019, page 13",
          "text": "I'm still working my way through the Bao Bun Bennie menu (plus the curry-spiced hash browns are godlike), but the Crispy Fried Chicken French Toast is also... Well, let's just say I'll be in my bunk."
        }
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        "Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation."
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          "privately",
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        "(fandom slang) Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation."
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          "ref": "2013, James Haydon, \"Going Without: Masturbating\", Vertigo (University of Technology, Sydney), Issue 2 (2013), page 12",
          "text": "It was exhausting in all the wrong ways, but I made it through the two weeks without succumbing to temptation. Will I give up for good? Hell no. But I now appreciate it a whole lot more.\nNow, if you'll excuse me, I'll be in my bunk."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 February 21, Angela Watercutter, “Thor Is Going to Be Playing the Hulk”, in Wired",
          "text": "Speaking of people in the Thor movies, Idris Elba—Marvel's Heimdall, and the guy everyone wants to be the new James Bond—just set the date for his first turn as the host of Saturday Night Live. People's Sexiest Man Alive will take the stage in studio 8H on March 9 and will be promoting his new Netflix film, Turn Up Charlie. Said fans everywhere, \"I'll be in my bunk.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Rosemary Rowe, in Gail Johnson, \"Notables share ideal Vancouver days\", The Georgia Straight, 13 June 2019, page 13",
          "text": "I'm still working my way through the Bao Bun Bennie menu (plus the curry-spiced hash browns are godlike), but the Crispy Fried Chicken French Toast is also... Well, let's just say I'll be in my bunk."
        }
      ],
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        "Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation."
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          "privately",
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        [
          "indulge",
          "indulge#English"
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          "pleasurable",
          "pleasurable#English"
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          "masturbation",
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        "(fandom slang) Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation."
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