Master John Goodfellow

idiom

Meaning

The penis.

Examples

SIMPLE

He keeps Master John Goodfellow hidden in his trousers.

CONTEXTUAL

The bawdy tavern song made several jokes about Master John Goodfellow, much to the embarrassment of the local priest.

COMPLEX

In the ribald literature of the period, the author frequently employed the euphemism Master John Goodfellow to describe the protagonist's anatomy.

Anchors to

Master

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