The other day a came across the word thigh-man in the movie "Dead Poets Society". Mr. Keating used to be a thigh-man when he was a student at Welton College. I couldn't find the term anywhere so maybe one of you guys could enlighten me? Thanks heaps in advance! Freddy
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[nq:1]The other day a came across the word thigh-man in the movie "Dead Poets Society". Mr. Keating used to be ...
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[nq:1]The other day a came across the word thigh-man in the movie "Dead Poets Society".
Mr.
Keating used to be ...
College.
I couldn't find the term anywhere so maybe one of you guys could enlighten me?
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[nq:1]The other day a came across the word thigh-man in the movie "Dead Poets Society". Mr. Keating used to be ... I couldn't find the term anywhere so maybe one of you guys could enlighten me? Thanks heaps in advance! Freddy[/nq] I agree with HVS that more context would help. Otherwise, the reader here must assume thigh-man (in line with leg-man, ***-man, etc.)
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[nq:1]Without additional context, I'd assume it has to do with what part of a woman's anatomy the guy found most attractive[/nq] That's exactly it. The only context is this: NEIL: I found his senior annual in the library. (Neil opens the annual and reads.) NEIL: Captain of the soccer team, editor of the annual, Cambridge bound, Man most likely to do anything, Thigh man, Dead Poets