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单词 casting couch
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casting couch

[ kas-ting kouch, kah-sting ]
/ ˈkæs tɪŋ ˌkaʊtʃ, ˈkɑ stɪŋ /

noun Informal.

a couch in the office of a casting director, supposedly used with actors or actresses who are promised roles in exchange for sexual favors.
the supposed practice of casting actors or actresses in exchange for sexual favors: young women who have suffered the casting couch.

Origin of casting couch

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby casting couch

Castilla, Castilla la Nueva, Castilla la Vieja, Castillo, casting, casting couch, casting director, casting rod, casting vote, casting wheel, cast in one's lot
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British Dictionary definitions for casting couch

casting couch

noun

informal a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play
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