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growing a tail

growing a tail is the present participle and gerund of grow a tail.

Meaning of grow a tail

Verb

grow a tail (third-person singular simple present grows a tail, present participle growing a tail, simple past grew a tail, past participle grown a tail)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, slang) To defecate; to have a bowel movement.
    • 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) To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement.
  3. (endearing, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly) 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.
    Synonyms:
    lay an egg

Questions about growing a tail

What is growing a tail the present participle and gerund of?
Growing a tail is the present participle and gerund of grow a tail.

Words near growing a tail in the dictionary

  1. growin'
  2. growing
  3. growing a custom
  4. growing a pair
  5. growing a set
  6. growing a tail
  7. growing apart
  8. growing away from
  9. growing cold
  10. growing into
  11. growing like a weed

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