"beat the bishop" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-beat the bishop.ogg Forms: beats the bishop [present, singular, third-person], beating the bishop [participle, present], beat the bishop [past], beaten the bishop [participle, past]
Etymology: Uncertain; see bash the bishop. Compare also beat one's meat. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> the bishop}} beat the bishop (third-person singular simple present beats the bishop, present participle beating the bishop, simple past beat the bishop, past participle beaten the bishop)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate. Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Masturbation
    Sense id: en-beat_the_bishop-en-verb-~E9p9hIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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