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Dictionary definition of “burping bedpost”

burping bedpost

n. a bassoon. Subjects: English, Music, Slang

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Citations: 1954 John Pyskaty Chicago Tribune (Mar. 9) “A Line O’ Type Or Two” p. 16: Bassoon—burping bedpost. 1994 [LadyRoo of Elight's Kingdo] Usenet: rec.arts.marching.misc (July 14) “My Only Gong Story”: Because I played an instrument during concerst season that was “inappropriate” for marching (the wonderful burping bedpost, also known as the bassoon), I was relegated to the Pit section. 2000 Elizabeth Clay @ Columbus, Ohio U-Wire (Jan. 10) “Ohio State U. hosts 14th annual Bassoon Day”: Ellen Lurie, a 17-year-old from Troy, Ohio said her music teacher gave her the nickname “burping bedpost” when she first began to play the bassoon. 2006 Richard O. Jones Oxford Press (Ohio) (Nov. 16) “St. Julie Billiart Church hosts Tillmann Concert”: “The bassoon is one of the unsung heroes of the orchestra,” said Stanbery, who is also a bassoon player. “It’s sometimes called “a burping bedpost,” but we prefer to refer to it as the ‘king of instruments.’”

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