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erronis

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21. A Twinkle in One's Father's Eye

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 07:03 PM

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https://www.youridioms.com/en/idiom/when-was-a-mere-twinkle-in-fathers-eye

From a song, "When You Were a Smile on Your Mother's Lips (and a Twinkle in Your Daddy's Eye)", written for the 1934 film, Dames; derived from the presumption that prior to the conception of a baby, the father was sexually aroused, and this arousal was reflected in a pleased look in the father's eyes.

i've been informed that the "Mother's Lips" and "Daddy's Eye" might be euphemisms.

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