bash the bishop

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain or disputed. Goldman (1950) suggests that beat the bishop comes from a resemblance of the penis to a bishop’s miter; Partridge (7th ed., 1970) likewise derives bash the bishop from a resemblance to the Staunton bishop chess piece. Other sources, such as Green, suggest that assonance of bishop with bash, beat, bop etc. may have given rise to the phrase as a type of word play. === Pronunciation === === Verb === bash the bishop (third-person singular simple present bashes the bishop, present participle bashing the bishop, simple past and past participle bashed the bishop) (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:masturbate ==== Translations ==== === References === Goldman, Hyman, editor (1950), “Beat the bishop”, in Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, New York: Twayne Partridge, Eric (1970), A Dictionary of Slang & Unconventional English, 7th edition, volume 2, →ISBN “bishop n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present, retrieved 26 August 2021