chop onions

verb

To lead someone to cry, often in relief after a long struggle, or in response to a story involving third parties.

“Aww ... who's chopping onions in my room? 🥹”

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Meanings

verbchop onions (third-person singular simple present chops onions, present participle chopping onions, simple past and past participle chopped onions)

present singular third person chops onions · participle present chopping onions · participle past chopped onions · past chopped onions

  1. humoroussocial mediaTo lead someone to cry, often in relief after a long struggle, or in response to a story involving third parties.

    Aww ... who's chopping onions in my room? 🥹

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APA

chop onions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chop%20onions

MLA

“chop onions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chop%20onions. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chop onions,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chop%20onions.

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