check out the plumbing

check out the plumbing

euphemism To urinate or defecate; to go the bathroom. I'll be right back—I just have to check out the plumbing. Jim went to check out the plumbing—he should be back any minute. After all that coffee, I need to check out the plumbing before we leave.

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check out the plumbing

Euph. to go to the bathroom. (The order is fixed.) I think I'd better check out the plumbing before we get on the highway.

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check out the plumbing

and visit the plumbing

tv. to go to the bathroom. I think I’d better check out the plumbing before we go. Excuse me. I need to visit the plumbing.

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