robin's unpleasant associations?

[boxofdelights]

From The Cuckoo's Calling:

"Sorry I kept calling you Sandra; she was the last girl. What's your real name?"
"Robin."
"Robin," he repeated. "That'll be easy to remember." He had some notion of making a jocular allusion to Batman and his dependable sidekick, but the feeble jest died on his lips as her face turned brilliantly pink. Too late, he realize that the most unfortunate construction could be put on his innocent words. Robin swung the swivel chair back towards the computer monitor, so that all Strike could see was the edge of a flaming cheek. In one frozen moment of mutual mortification, the room seemed to have shrunk to the size of a telephone kiosk.

What on earth is that most unfortunate construction?

ETA: If you're English, "Robin" suggests "Redbreast", which reminds these two that when they met, he accidentally grabbed her breast. To keep her from falling down the stairs.

Comments

[malnpudl]

Huh. All I can think of is Robin Redbreast.

I wonder if this, whatever it is, might be one of those things that Brits get immediately while we in the US must puzzle it out.

[rivkat]

Quora suggests this and that they met with an accidental groping of her breast.

[boxofdelights]

Aha! Thank you both.

[jinian]

Huh, I was thinking it could just mean that she would at some point be "the last girl" and that would be an undesirable outcome.

[oursin]

Is she wearing a red sweater?

[(Anonymous)]

Nope, it was said that it was cream-colored.

I actually thought it was something to do with her being ginger, but I guess I was wrong