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ninjas cutting onions

ninjas cutting onions phrase: a lighthearted excuse for why one is crying.

Phrase

ninjas cutting onions

  1. (humorous, slang) A lighthearted excuse for why one is crying.
    • Stupid invisible ninjas cutting onions while I'm watching Toy Story 3.2012 February 25, @jadeann_, Twitter
    • I felt tears in my eyes as I started to relax. Didn't that always happen? It was like if you slowed down, your emotions could catch up with you. ¶ “Upset?” Jacob asked, without taking his eyes off the road. ¶ “Ninjas cutting onions,” I replied, trying to make the light of it.2018, Emery C. Walters, A Broken Cup, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN, page unknown

Questions about ninjas cutting onions

What does ninjas cutting onions mean?
Ninjas cutting onions means a lighthearted excuse for why one is crying.
What part of speech is ninjas cutting onions?
Ninjas cutting onions is a phrase.

Words near ninjas cutting onions in the dictionary

  1. ninjaed
  2. ninjaflex
  3. ninjaing
  4. ninjalike
  5. ninjas
  6. ninjas cutting onions
  7. ninjato
  8. ninjatos
  9. ninjatō
  10. ninjette
  11. ninjettes

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