Don't Make Me Beg

Dear Voodoolawyer:
I always thought that to beg "the question" meant to beg for sex, like "Pleeease, can we fool around, pleeeease??" Turns out, the phrase should better be thought of as "beg the question." Begging your question, but what does "begging the question"mean? It needs its own little emoticon, maybe a question mark with a little wink, or something, Like, then we could all understand it, ya know?

Anyway, thanks for listening,
Claymore

Dear Clay:
That's what you pay me for, MPH