is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

== English == === Etymology === Attributed in various forms to Mae West, who said in a performance of the play Catherine Was Great (1944), "Lieutenant, is that your sword or are you just glad to see me?" and in the film Sextette (1978), "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" === Pronunciation === === Phrase === is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? (humorous) Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes. ==== Usage notes ==== Also with other phallic objects, such as banana or canoe, and other adjectives, especially happy. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References ===