Row Eighteen
Refers to
public masturbation.Can also be used to refer to any scandalous, embarrassing, or humiliating act performed in public, which act is followed by media attention and public scorn.This phrase gained popularity following the infamous incident on United Flight
340 to Denver in mid-May, 2011, where an individual reportedly masturbated "to the point of ejaculation" while sitting in row eighteen. He was subsequently arrested and faces criminal
misdemeanor charges.