"dip one's pen in someone's inkwell" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dips one's pen in someone's inkwell [present, singular, third-person], dipping one's pen in someone's inkwell [participle, present], dipped one's pen in someone's inkwell [participle, past], dipped one's pen in someone's inkwell [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dip one's pen in someone's inkwell (third-person singular simple present dips one's pen in someone's inkwell, present participle dipping one's pen in someone's inkwell, simple past and past participle dipped one's pen in someone's inkwell)
  1. (euphemistic, of a man) To have sex with (someone). Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: discuss Uganda, Netflix and chill, show someone one's etchings, copulate Related terms: you don't dip your pen in company ink

Inflected forms

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