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What does "for seconds" mean? This is the context from the novel the Shining: Derwent upended the bottle of champagne and it fell in a foamy Niagara onto the upturned mask. Roger made frantic slurping sounds, and everyone applauded again. Some of the women screamed with laughter. "Isn't Harry a card?" his partner asked him, pressing close again. "Everyone says so. He's AC/DC, you know. Poor Roger's only DC. He spent a weekend with Harry in Cuba once . . . oh, months ago. Now he follows Harry everywhere, wagging his little tail behind him." She giggled. The shy scent of lilies drifted up. "But of course Harry never goes back for seconds . . . not on his DC side, anyway . . . and Roger is just wild. Harry told him if he came to the masked ball as a doggy, a cute little doggy, he might reconsider, and Roger is such a silly that he . . ." 1. A man called Harry Derwent is teasing another call Roger. So what does "for seconds" mean here? 2. What does "on his DC side" mean? Although I know what "AC/DC" means.Thank you to all.
18 mag 2017 06:58
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I agree with Andrew about "seconds". The term is mainly used for a second serving of food, if you are still hungry after you have eaten. In this case, it's talking about a repeat sexual encounter with someone. You are right about AC/DC. From the context, it seems that "on his DC side" refers to the gay aspect of his sexuality.
18 maggio 2017
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To go back for seconds usually means for a second serving of food – here, it means a second time with Roger. In this context, "DC" appears to mean homosexual, as opposed to the more usual expression AC/DC (bisexual). It's not really that logical, I suppose.
18 maggio 2017
Go back for seconds = do something twice, especially have two helpings/servings of food. I guess AC/DC versus 'only DC,' is being used to compare an extremely lively (one might say electrifying) personality with a person that is relatively dull in comparison.
18 maggio 2017
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