# I'll be in my bunk

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Used to imply that one needs to excuse oneself to privately indulge in a pleasurable activity, particularly masturbation.

## Etymology
From a scene in the episode "War Stories" (2002) of the television series Firefly, in which Jayne Cobb reacts to seeing courtesan Inara walk off with a female client by stating, "I'll be in my bunk."

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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