chopping onions

A form of chop onions — To lead someone to cry, often in relief after a long struggle, or in response to a story involving third parties.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chop onions
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chopping onions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopping%20onions

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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