expose oneself

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,euphemistic)To display one'sgenitaliain a public place or in otherinappropriatecircumstances.The police arrested the man who hadexposed himselfin public.1985May 5, “Offender's One-way Ticket Stirs 2-city Feud”, inNew York Times, retrieved27 April 2014:On Thursday the police in Miami Beach arrested the man, Weston J. Hill, 44 years old, charging him with indecent exposure. . . . He had been charged withexposing himselfto children.1998September 18, “Bill & Monica: The Intern Serves the Pizza”, inTime, retrieved27 April 2014:While the President was on the telephone, according to Ms. Lewinsky, "he unzipped his pants andexposed himself," and she performed oral sex.2013September 20, Holly Baxter, “Is masturbating in public a laughing matter?”, inThe Guardian, UK:Elsewhere in Sweden recently, two underage girls pressed charges when a teenage boyexposed himselfto them at a lake. The court decided, despite the victims' testimonies, that the offence was "not of a sexual nature" and dismissed it.; (idiomatic)To put oneself in avulnerableposition.The soldiersexposed themselvesby moving into unfamiliar territory.

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