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casting couch

–noun Facetious.
a couch in the office of a casting director, supposedly used with actors or actresses willing to trade sexual favors for roles.

Origin:
1940–45
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Main Entry:  casting couch
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the purported practice wherein actors and actresses exchanged sexual favors in order to be cast in a production
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casting couch

  1. n.
    a legendary couch found in the offices of casting directors for use in seducing young people by offering them roles. : They say the director got his job on the casting couch, too.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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