I'll be in my bunk

== English == === 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." === Phrase === I'll be in my bunk (fandom slang) Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation. 2013, James Haydon, "Going Without: Masturbating", Vertigo (University of Technology, Sydney), Issue 2 (2013), page 12: 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. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be in my bunk. 2019, Rosemary Rowe, in Gail Johnson, "Notables share ideal Vancouver days", The Georgia Straight, 13 June 2019, page 13: 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. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:I'll be in my bunk.