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strain the potatoes

strain the potatoes verb: to urinate.

Verb

strain the potatoes (third-person singular simple present strains the potatoes, present participle straining the potatoes, simple past and past participle strained the potatoes)

  1. (Australia, slang) To urinate.
    • 'Beryl love,' he whispered, 'listen out for me while I go and strain the potatoes. I'll piss meself if I don't.'2006, Norman Allen, The Besting of Humphrey Mercer, page 142

Forms of strain the potatoes

third-person singular presentstrains the potatoes
present participlestraining the potatoes
past participlestrained the potatoes
paststrained the potatoes

Questions about strain the potatoes

What does strain the potatoes mean?
Strain the potatoes means to urinate.
What part of speech is strain the potatoes?
Strain the potatoes is a verb.
What is the past tense of strain the potatoes?
The past tense of strain the potatoes is strained the potatoes.

Words near strain the potatoes in the dictionary

  1. strain insulator
  2. strain insulators
  3. strain rate
  4. strain rates
  5. strain relief
  6. strain the potatoes
  7. strainability
  8. strainable
  9. strainably
  10. strained
  11. strained a point

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