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grow a tail en · VERB

Etymology

* All three meanings are related to defecation, in three different ways. * Grow comes from the ideas of expansion (after emergence), either sudden (as in senses 1 and 3) or gradual (as in sense 2). * Tail refers to the fecal matter itself, namely its shape (especially that of a so-called “log”, particularly in sense 3) and the side of the body whence it is expeled (the back side, where a tail would have been located).

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar) To defecate; to have a bowel movement.
    • Kathy is teasing Dad that Mom is growing a tail in the toilet. Guess he understands to a degree and had a strange look on his face when I came out, so assure him I am fine and did not grow a tail. 2009, Ann McDeed, No Greater Love, page 206:
    • A steaming pile of toilet humour might not be everyone's cup of tea, but there's no denying the hilarity in some of these messages from beyond the bowl. Our readers managed to snap these delightful deuces before breaking the seal, splashing the pirate, building a log cabin, growing a tail... you get the idea. 2012, Tyson Jopson, Best of Getaway Funny Signs, page 28:
    • The only other guy doing any work around here was the fat old cop down in the can, strugglin' to grow a tail. 2016, Vanessa Hawkins, Gloryhill, page 91:
    • When man needs to grow a tail, man must run to bathroom without fail. Thou shalt groweth thy tail with great care, or though might staineth thine underwear! 2000 Larry Glanz The Ultimate Book of Bathroom Etiquette and Humor pg 146 and pg 152
  2. (euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar) To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement.
  3. (endearing, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, qualifier:rare outside childcare, slang, vulgar) To have a protuberance (a bump) be formed on the rear of one's bottomwear (viz. pants, underpants, diaper, etc.) after a particularly productive incident of solid fecal incontinence.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
grew a tail Tense=Past lexicographic
growing a tail Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
grown a tail Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
grows a tail Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Hypernyms

bulge · protrude · stick out

Synonyms

do a number two · shit · ease oneself · do one's easement · uncoil · take a shit · do one's ease · have a shit · drop the kids off at the pool · dung · defecate · drite · excrementize · void one's bowels · sharn · prairie dog · take a crap · pinch a loaf · feceate · take a dump · drop a bomb · drop a chalupa · pinch one off · lay an egg · choke a darkie · shiss · turtle head · move one's bowels · poop · drop anchor · crown · shite · cack · boo-boo · take the Browns to the Super Bowl · touch cotton · crap · poo · stool · shart · drop a deuce · pooh