单词 | casting couch |
释义 | casting couch[ kas-ting kouch, kah-sting ] / ˈkæs tɪŋ ˌkaʊtʃ, ˈkɑ stɪŋ / noun Informal.a couch in the office of a casting director, supposedly used with actors or actresses who are promised roles in exchange for sexual favors. the supposed practice of casting actors or actresses in exchange for sexual favors: young women who have suffered the casting couch. Origin of casting couchFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby casting couchCastilla, Castilla la Nueva, Castilla la Vieja, Castillo, casting, casting couch, casting director, casting rod, casting vote, casting wheel, cast in one's lot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for casting couchcasting couch nouninformal a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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