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peel me a grape

phrase

Etymology

First recorded use by Mae West in the film I'm no Angel (1933): "Beulah, (yes ma'am) peel me a grape."

Definitions

  1. A request to be pampered or to have one's whims indulged.

    • Can't you hear Adam say to her, “Peel me a grape, Lilith.” And her response: “Peel it yourself! And while you are at it, where's dinner?”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA