Not tonight Josephine In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Not tonight Josephine", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2021-03-16 04:03

Meaning of Not tonight Josephine

Not tonight Josephine spoken language phrase

This phrase is often used when rejecting someone else's offer of sexual intercourse.

When he said not tonight, Josephine, I saw the exhaustion in his eyes.

Origin of Not tonight Josephine

Although there is no evidence but this phrase is supposed to have been said by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of the French to his wife Empress Josephine when refusing to have intimate relations with her.

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