"dirty pillow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dirty pillows [plural]
Etymology: Coined as "dirtypillows" by Stephen King in the novel Carrie (1974); see citation below. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dirty pillow (plural dirty pillows)
  1. (slang, generally plural) A breast, especially a woman's breast. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dirty_pillow-en-noun-Hq~ZkpEd
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dirty, pillow. Synonyms: breasts
    Sense id: en-dirty_pillow-en-noun-42Q5XvOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1974, Stephen King, Carrie, New York: New American Library, →ISBN, page 98:",
          "text": "\"I can see your dirtypillows. Everyone will. They'll be looking at your body. The Book says—\"\n\"Those are my breasts, Momma. Every woman has them.\"",
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        {
          "ref": "1999, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (film)",
          "text": "Sorry, love. I got stuck in your dirty pillows."
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          "ref": "2010, Sarah Harvey, Plastic, Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, →ISBN, pages 1–2:",
          "text": "Boobs, bazongas, bazookas, big berthas, blouse bunnies, boulders, buds, cannons, chubbies, coconuts, the devil's dumplings, dirty pillows, flesh melons, fun bags [...] Number of words I know for breasts: one hundred and thirty-eight, and counting.",
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          "ref": "1999, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (film)",
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