Glint-in-the-milkman-s-eye Definition

noun

(UK, humorous) Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.

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Noun

Singular:
glint-in-the-milkman-s-eye
Plural:
glints in the milkman's eye

Origin of Glint-in-the-milkman-s-eye

  • Created by analogy with similar expressions such "a glint in your father's eye", but implying the child was conceived adulterously; milkmen, visiting housewives while their husbands would have been at work, are often associated with adultery.

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