"pee" goes standard

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Mon Jan 14 20:03:25 UTC 2013


Bathroom, restroom, men's room, little boy's room, check the plumbing, take
a dump, drain the hose, ou est le pissoir: pragmatically determined. With
kids around, they or I say, "Gotta go pee/poo." With not well acquainted
women present, I usually say, "Powder my nose."  Euphemism/dysphemism
treadmill.

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