Is 'pass water' still used to mean 'urinate'?

There are many ways to say it round my way. All these are used with equal regularity, and the phrase is usually chosen to suit the occasion.

(Just going) to water me 'orse.

( " " ) .....to shake hands with the unemployed.

( " " ) .......to point Percy at the Porcelain.

( " " ) .......to squeeze me lemon.

( " " ) ......to strain me spuds.

( " " ) ......to see a man about a dog.

0 Replies

@tanguatlay,

Never said that phrase and can't recall anyone else saying it. It may be a regional thing.

Have heard tap a kidney, drain the lizard, walk the dog, take a wiz, fill the reservoir, and a few other things too.

0 Replies

@roger,

roger wrote:

I am continuously surprised at the way people use the word pee. Men do not pee. We piss.

You tinkle

And you're a rat again!!! YAy!

0 Replies

@izzythepush,

izzythepush wrote:

I always used the phrase 'pay a call.' Then one of my work colleagues asked me why I wasn't using the phone on my desk.

Spend a penny?

1 Reply

@dlowan,

Point percy at the porcelain.

0 Replies

@tanguatlay,

I generally say "I'm going to drain my gizzard."
Or, is that too crude?

0 Replies

Shake hands with my wife's best friend.

0 Replies

http://www.heretical.com/miscella/sidoz2.jpg

1 Reply

@izzythepush,

I'm off to see the landlord, the wonderful landlord of Oz.
I really, really need a piss, and his are the nearest bogs.
They really are the nearest bogs,
To strain your greens and drop your logs
Your logs, your logs, your logs, your logs your l-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-gs.

1 Reply

@izzythepush,

Could you please translate that to American? I assume its a song sung to the tune of Harold ARlens'Were off to see the Wizard"

1 Reply

@farmerman,

You don't have bogs in America? No wonder you're all so on edge.

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/700366188187099137/FbPjiIVB.jpg

2 Replies

@izzythepush,

'BOGS" are bodies of standing saturated soil areas mostly resulting from poor drainage of fresh water>Bogs have given rise to specific biota like "peat".

A term "swamp" is often used interchangeably with "bog" except, as the terms are contained within the Glossary of Geology, a bog does not always contain standing water, and a swamp does not always contain peat deposits.
I therefore assume its some form of UK slang regarding toilets?

1 Reply

@izzythepush,

My confusion arose where your ditty seemed to use the word "piss" the way we do over here. We usually say that a "Piss" is the actof relieving oneself by urination. You seem to refer to "Piss" as the stuff you drink. (I dont even wanna go there)

1 Reply

@farmerman,

You do use piss the way we do. We do it in the bog, pubs in Britain tend to have bogs, as a consequence of drinking beer is the need to micturate.

You're a smart bloke. Now you know what the bog is you should be able to work the rest out for yourself, like we have to when faced with American English.

0 Replies

@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

I therefore assume its some form of UK slang regarding toilets?

I didn't know you were allowed to say toilet. I thought you had to call it a rest room or a bathroom.

1 Reply

@izzythepush,

If you call it a rest room, youre liable to become the recipient of a Blumpkin Spice Latte. Not pretty ,

1 Reply

@farmerman,

You should call it the bog, get a bit of plain speaking going on.

1 Reply

@izzythepush,

it sounds so contrived a name. "Bogs" have a rich natural history connotation . We have a "Bog Hollow Road" over near gAp -in-Hills.

2 Replies

@farmerman,

'John' sounds contrived. Bog is what we've always called it, not 'loo,' that sounds posh.

1 Reply

@farmerman,

This is how it's used, (from 6.26,) although the rest is worth watching.

0 Replies

Is 'pass water' still used to mean 'urinate'?

Related Topics

Quick Links

My Account

able2know