URINATE, URINATION, URINATING
ADJECTIVES
► MICTURIENT desirous of ‘making water’ or urinating → 1654 obs.
NOUNS
► ACCIDENT an unintentional act of urinating or defecating → 1899 euphemism
► ALI G a pee, a wee → Brit. rhyming sl.
► ANGEL’S KISS an act of urination → 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► APPLE AND PIP urine; an act of urination → 19C Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,’ back-slang for piss’
► ARTHUR BLISS an act of urination → 2003 UK rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► BACK-DOOR-TROT ► BACK-DOOR-TROTS overactive kidneys; frequent urination → 1950 Amer. dial.
► CHRISTOPHER (LEE) an act of urination → 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’
► COUSIN SIS a piss, urination → 1998 UK rhyming sl.
► CUDDLE (AND KISS) an act of urination → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► DICKY-DIDDLE urination → 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’
► EYELASH an act of urination → 2000 UK rhyming sl. for ‘slash’ (urination)
► FIDDLEDEDEE an act of urination → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’ or ‘wee’
► FIDDLEY an act of urination → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’ or ‘wee’
► GIPSY’S (KISS) ► GYPSY’S (KISS) urination → 1972 rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► HEY-DIDDLE-DIDDLE a piddle → Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
► J. CARROLL NAISH a urination → L20 rhyming sl. on ‘slash’
► JACK DEE an act of urination → 1990s rhyming sl. for ‘pee’
► JACKIE (DASH) an act of urination → 1990s rhyming sl. for ‘slash’
► JIMMY RIDDLE urination → 1937 rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’
► KIDNEY COLIC overactive kidneys; frequent urination → 1970 Amer. dial.
► LAG an act of urination → 1979 UK sl.
► LEAK urination; an act of urination → 16C colloq.
► LEMON TEA urination; an act of urination → 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’
► LITTLE JOBS urination by a child → 1968 Aust. sl.
► NATURE STOP a stop (in highway travel) to urinate → M20 US colloq.
► NATURE’S CALL the feeling of a need to eliminate wastes; defecation or urination → 20C US colloq.
► NEEDS defecation, urination → 1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NELSON (RIDDLE) an act of urination → 1982 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’
► NUMBER ONE ► NUMBER ONES urination → 1902 sl., euphemism
► OCCASIONS the requirements of nature; urination, defecation → 1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► PEE an act of urination; urine → 1902 UK sl.
► PEE-WEE urination → 1907 sl., chiefly a children’s word or euphemism
► PIDDLE urination → 1937 sl.
► PISS urination → 1916 sl.
► QUICK ONE an act of urination → 1910s sl.
► RATTLE AND HISS urine; urination → 20C US rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► ROBERT E. LEE urine; an act of urination → 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’
► RUN-OFF urination → 1961 sl.
► SAMMY LEE urine; an act of urination → 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’ or ‘wee’
► SHOWERS urination by one person on another, or other acts of urine fetishism → 2003 UK sl.
► SINGLE-FISH urination → 1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for ‘pish’ (a piss)
► SLASH urination → 1950 Brit. sl.
► SNAKE’S HISS urine; an act of urination → 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► T.B. an overactive kidney, frequent urination (Tiny Bladder) → 1967 Amer. dial.
► TEE-TEE urination → 1968 Amer. dial.
► TINKLE urination → 1965 sl.
► TROTS, THE frequent urination → 1965 Amer. dial.
► VICTORY V urine, an act of urination → 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’ or ‘wee’
► WATER-ENGINE the urinary organs, irrespective of gender → L19 sl.
► WATERWORKS the urinary system → 1902 Brit. euphemism
► WEE urination → 1968 sl., a child’s word or euphemism
► WEE-WEE urination → 1937 sl., a child’s word or euphemism
► WET urination → 1925 sl.
► WHIZ ► WHIZZ an act of urinating → 1971 US sl.
► WIDDLE urination → 1954 sl.
► WISS a urination → 1996 Glasgow sl.
► WIZZER an act of urination → 19C Sc. juvenile usage
► WIZZY an act of urination → 19C Sc. juvenile usage
► ZORBA (THE GREEK) urination → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘leak’
NOUNS – PERSON
► MUDDY FEET said of someone who needs to urinate → 1963 US sl.
► PISSABED a bed-wetter → 1643 sl.
PHRASES
► BACKWATER IS STANDING IN MY EYES, THE my bladder is full → 1950 Amer. dial.
► COFFEE IN, COFFEE OUT relating to drinking coffee and then urinating → Bk2006 US sl.
► MY BACK TEETH ARE A-FLOATING said when one has a desperate need to urinate → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► ONE’S BACK TEETH ARE FLOATING one’s bladder is very full → 1923 Amer. dial.
► ONE’S BACK TEETH UNDER WATER one’s bladder is very full → 1914 Amer. dial.
► ONE’S JAW TEETH’S A-FLOATING one’s bladder is very full → 1967 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE to urinate → 1970s Aust. sl.
► ALEX NASH to urinate → 2016 Cockney rhyming sl. for ‘slash’ (Bk.)
► ALI G to urinate → 2004 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pee’ (Bk.)
► ANSWER NATURE’S CALL to retire to the W.C.; to defecate or urinate → 20C euphemism
► APPLE AND PIP to urinate → 19C Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,’ back-slang for piss’
► BE CAUGHT SHORT to have an urgent need to urinate or defecate → 1890 sl.
► BE TAKEN SHORT to have an urgent need to urinate or defecate → 1890 sl.
► BLEED ONE’S LIZARD of a male: to urinate → 1973 Amer. sl.
► CATCH A HORSE to urinate → 20C Aust. sl.
► COVER HIS FEET to relief oneself → 1535 Hebraism, obs.
► DANGLE ONE’S DONGER to urinate → 1970s sl.
► DICKY-DIDDLE to urinate → 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’
► DIDDLE to make water; said to and by children → Bk1900 Eng. dial.
► DO A PEE-PEE to urinate → L19 children’s colloq.
► DO A SWEET PEA ► PICK A SWEET PEA to urinate → 1860 chiefly used among women
► DO IT to urinate or defecate → 1922 sl.
► DO ONE’S DUTY to defecate, to urinate → 1935 euphemism
► DO ONE’S BUSINESS 1596 colloq. – to defecate; occasionally, to urinate
► DO POOLY 1922 sl. – to urinate
► DRAIN A PAN of a male: to urinate → 20C teen & high school sl.
► DRAIN ONE’S LIZARD of a male: to urinate; also, to ejaculate → 1962 Amer. sl.
► DRAIN THE ANACONDA to urinate → 1990s sl.
► DRAIN THE DRAGON of a man: to urinate → Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► DRAIN THE LIZARD of a male: to urinate → 1968 Aust. sl.
► DRAIN THE MAIN VEIN of a male: to urinate → 20C teen & high school sl.
► EASE OFF to urinate → 1970 UK sl.
► EASE ONESELF to defecate or urinate → 17C euphemism
► EMPTY THE ANACONDA to urinate → 1990s sl.
► FLOG THE LIZARD of a male: to urinate → 1968 Aust. sl.
► GO to urinate or defecate → 1926 sl., euphemism
► GO BEHIND THE BARN to answer the call of nature, to urinate or defecate → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GO TO THE BUSHES to urinate, to defecate → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HAVE A JAPANESE BLADDER to need to urinate frequently → Bk1999 Aust. sl., obs
► HAVE A PIDDLE to make water → 19C jocular
► HAVE A SLASH to urinate → Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► HAVE ONE’S BACK TEETH AFLOAT to have a very full bladder → 20C US colloq.
► HAVE ONE’S BACK TEETH AWASH to have a very full bladder → 20C US colloq.
► HEAVE ONE’S LEG to urinate → 20C US euphemism
► HEY-DIDDLE-DIDDLE to piddle, to urinate → Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
► JIT to urinate, to wet with urine → 1948 Amer. dial.
► JOE to urinate or defecate → 20C US sl.
► KILL A SNAKE to urinate → E20 Aust. sl.
► KILL A TREE of males: to urinate against a tree → 20C US sl.
► LAG to urinate → c1560 cant
► LAGE to make water → 1812 cant obs.
► LANT to urinate → c1000 colloq.
► LEAK ONE’S LIZARD of a male: to urinate → 1970s Amer. sl.
► LEAK to ‘make water’; to urinate → 1596 obs.
► LET FLY to urinate → 20C US sl.
► LIFT ONE’S GAM to urinate → 20C US euphemism
► LIFT ONE’S LEG to urinate → 20C US euphemism
► MAKE to urinate → 14C colloq.
► MAKE A BRANCH to urinate; usually said to a small child → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MAKE ONE’S BURN to ‘make water’, to urinate → 1788 obs.
► MAKE POOLY to urinate → 1953 sl.
► MAKE WATER to urinate → 14C colloq.
► MINGO to urinate → 1734 Amer. sl.
► MISBEHAVE of children: to urinate or defecate in an improper place or at an improper time → 1952 Amer. dial.
► NUMBER ONE to urinate; spoken or indicated with finger signals → 19C colloq.
► P to urinate → 20C sl.
► PASS WATER to urinate
► PAY A CALL to urinate or defecate → Bk1999
► PEE to urinate → 1788 sl.
► PEE-DOODLE to briefly lose control of one’s bladder, as by nerves, a sneeze, laughing, etc. → 2000 Amer. dial.
► PEE-WEE to make water → 19C nursery sl.
► PERFORM to urinate or defecate; used esp. of a child or pet 1963 → euphemism
► PIDDLE to urinate → 1796 sl.
► PISS to urinate → 1290 sl.
► PLUCK A ROSE to urinate → 1613 euphemism
► POINT PERCY AT THE PORCELAIN to urinate → 1965 Aust. humorous usage
► PUMP to urinate → 19C Brit. & US sl.
► PUMP-OUT to urinate→ Brit. sl.
► PUMP SHIP to urinate → 1788 sl., orig. nautical
► RACK OFF to urinate → L19 sl.
► RATTLE AND HISS to urinate → 20C US rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► RIP VAN WINKLE to urinate → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for tinkle
► SCOOT to urinate → 1969 Sc.
► SHAKE HANDS WITH AN OLD FRIEND of a man: to urinate → 1952 sl.
► SHAKE HANDS WITH THE WIFE’S BEST FRIEND of a man: to urinate → 1965 sl.
► SHAKE THE DEW OFF ONE’S LILY of a man: to urinate → 1966 Amer. dial.
► SHED A TEAR to urinate → 1937 UK sl.
► SHISHI to urinate → 1967 Hawaii
► SIP to urinate → Brit. back-slang
► SIPHON to urinate → sl., orig. Aust.
► SIPHON THE PYTHON (of a male) to urinate → 1968 Aust. sl.
► SLASH to urinate → 1950 UK sl.
► SNAKE’S HISS to urinate → 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
► SPEND A PENNY to urinate → 1945 Brit. euphemism
► SPLASH THE BOOTS to urinate → 20C sl.
► SPRING A LEAK to urinate → 1910s sl.
► STRAIN ONE’S TATERS to urinate → L19 Brit. sl.
► STRAIN THE POTATOES to urinate → 1965 Aust. jocular
► STRAIN THE SPUDS to urinate → 1965 Aust. jocular
► STRIDE A POT of women: to urinate → Bk1904 sl.
► STROAN ► STRONE to urinate → 1730 Sc.
► SYPHON THE PYTHON to urinate; used of males → 1968 jocular, orig. Aust.
► TAG to urinate → a1838 Sc.
► TAKE A LEAK to urinate → 1910s sl.
► TAKE ONE’S SNAKE FOR A GALLOP to urinate → 1940s sl.
► TEE-TEE to urinate → 1992 Amer. dial.
► TINKLE to urinate → 1950 US sl.
► TRAIN TERRENCE AT THE TERRACOTTA of a male: to urinate → 1971 Aust. sl.
► TRAIN THOMAS AT THE TERRACOTTA of a male: to urinate → 1971 Aust. sl.
► UNBUTTON THE MUTTON to urinate → 1963 NZ sl.
► URINE to urinate → 1938 Amer. dial.
► VISIT THE SAND-BOX to retire to urinate → 20C euphemism
► WALK ONE’S DOG to urinate or to defecate → 1960s US sl.
► WANT TO PISS LIKE A DRESSMAKER to be desperate to urinate → L19 sl.
► WATER ONE’S NAG ► WATER THE NAG to urinate → M17 sl.
► WATER THE DRAGON to urinate → Bk1902 sl.
► WATER THE HORSES to urinate → Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► WEE to urinate → 1934 sl., a child’s word or euphemism
► WEE-WEE to urinate → 1937 colloq.
► WET to urinate → 1925 sl.
► WET ONE’S PANTS to urinate in one’s pants from fear or other uncontrolled emotional situations → 20C colloq.
► WHITTLE to urinate in public → 2012 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► WHIZ ► WHIZZ to urinate → 1929 US sl.
► WIDDLE to urinate → 1968 sl.
► WRING ONE’S SOCK OUT ► WRING OUT YOUR SOCK to urinate; there is an implication that one has waited too long to
► WRING OUT THE RATTLESNAKE to urinate → 1960s sl.
► WRING OUT YOUR MULE to urinate → 1974 US sl.
► WRING THE DEW OFF THE BRANCH to urinate → 20C US sl.
► WRING THE RATTLESNAKE to urinate → 1960s sl.
► WUNZEE to urinate → 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
► ZORBA (THE GREEK) to urinate → 1950 UK rhyming sl. for ‘leak’