CASTING COUCH


Meaning of CASTING COUCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1931

: a couch in an entertainment executive's office on which aspiring actresses are reputed to perform sexual acts in exchange for desired roles ; broadly : the practice of abusing one's power to obtain sexual partners

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.