A phrase meaning "whatever gives you sexual pleasure" or "whatever sexual activity you enjoy." It's used similarly to "whatever floats your boat," but specifically carries a knowing, often ironic, reference to sexual preferences and activities.
Originates from the excuse used by anti-gay activist George Rekers in 2010 when caught traveling with a male escort ("rent boy"). Rekers absurdly claimed he only hired the young man to literally lift his luggage.
Popularized by sex columnist Dan Savage and comedians like Stephen Colbert, who seized on the flimsy excuse. "Lifting someone's luggage" became a euphemism for providing sexual pleasure, often (but not exclusively) in a same-sex context.
The phrase "Whatever lifts your luggage" extends this to a general, sexually-tinged statement of acceptance for someone's preferences or kinks.
Originates from the excuse used by anti-gay activist George Rekers in 2010 when caught traveling with a male escort ("rent boy"). Rekers absurdly claimed he only hired the young man to literally lift his luggage.
Popularized by sex columnist Dan Savage and comedians like Stephen Colbert, who seized on the flimsy excuse. "Lifting someone's luggage" became a euphemism for providing sexual pleasure, often (but not exclusively) in a same-sex context.
The phrase "Whatever lifts your luggage" extends this to a general, sexually-tinged statement of acceptance for someone's preferences or kinks.
As a general statement of acceptance (like "whatever floats your boat," but sexual):
Person A: "I don't understand their particular fetish."
Person B: "Hey, whatever lifts your luggage, right? Live and let live."
As a euphemism for the sexual act itself (often using the verb form "lift luggage"):
"He claimed he was just going over to 'study', but judging by the sounds, I think they were lifting some luggage."
"After Rekers got caught, everyone joked about whether he found someone else to lift his luggage."
With direct ironic reference to the origin:
"He spends all day condemning 'the lifestyle' online, but you just know he's secretly looking for someone to help lift his luggage."
Person A: "I don't understand their particular fetish."
Person B: "Hey, whatever lifts your luggage, right? Live and let live."
As a euphemism for the sexual act itself (often using the verb form "lift luggage"):
"He claimed he was just going over to 'study', but judging by the sounds, I think they were lifting some luggage."
"After Rekers got caught, everyone joked about whether he found someone else to lift his luggage."
With direct ironic reference to the origin:
"He spends all day condemning 'the lifestyle' online, but you just know he's secretly looking for someone to help lift his luggage."
by C41n March 25, 2025
Get the Whatever lifts your luggagemug. Lift surfing is when you want to be like BENO and want to ride on top of lifts, it is really fun but it is very dangerous without knowing what you are doing properly, it always needs a key to be possible, a triangle key is the most popular, with drop key taking the 2nd place.
by The Ultimate Lift Surfer December 25, 2020
Get the Lift Surfingmug. to confidently attempt to perform an impossible task, having misunderstood the difficulty of the task or overestimated one’s ability to complete it. Often with loved one(s) looking on and questioning one’s sanity in the vain attempt.
by Boydz June 22, 2021
Get the Lifting the back deckmug. by lifter69 May 29, 2021
Get the Liftingmug. The assistance of urination into a bottle when trapped in a lift . One helpful fellow lends a hand to another who has broken both wrists in a freak accident and doesn't want to piss on his already stained and tired work trousers in the glass lift for everyone to see.
Andrey and Matt were stuck in a lift for nearly 30 seconds when Matt declared he needed to answer natures call. Andrey herocially offered to hold Matt's member whilst matt relived himself into a nearly empty, well known sparkling orange drink. After they were rescued from the lift 4 minutes later, Matt thanked Andrey for the 'lift assistance' and drank the contents of the bottle as a thank you.
by RNGF June 10, 2018
Get the Lift Assistancemug. by singlet hopper January 27, 2024
Get the Scientific Lifting Pussymug. by BigDSco April 19, 2018
Get the ski lift ticketmug.