As shown in the picture, Black Canary and Batman once indulged in this.
However, this euphemistic meaning has become mostly forgotten over time, to the point where it can be used without a single raised eyebrow in children's programming, or conversely, seen in pornographic movies, where the need for euphemism is lessened, to say the least. It may even be an example of Getting Crap Past the Radar, suggesting as it does that Something Else Also Rises. Though the trope originated earlier, one of The Hays Code's dumber demands required that women, in love scenes, at all times have 'at least one foot on the floor' (in other words, no love scenes in bed). The Trope Namer is the film version of The Princess Diaries. Traditionally, when a woman and a man kiss, the woman tends to lift her leg to show just how hot and heavy it's getting or to demonstrate how much she trusts the man to hold her up.Ī somewhat Discredited Trope nowadays, and mostly crops up in parody (though the alert viewer will still sometimes see it played straight, mainly in romantic comedies), as often a man will do this to emphasize his effeminate side, or both people will do it at once.
