what the butler saw

短语

别名

what-the-butler-saw

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A story or film of titillating activity observed by voyeurism.

    英国 定语 俚语
  2. 2.

    A mutoscope; an amusement machine that shows a sequence of images or animation, often of a titillating nature, viewed via a peephole

    英国 定语

词源

Usually linked to the 1884 divorce trial of Gertrude Elizabeth Blood and Lord Colin Campbell, at which one key witness was a butler who claimed to have seen Lady Campbell's adultery through a keyhole.

来源：wiktionary