don't drop the soap

proverb

Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.

Meanings

proverb
  1. idiomaticUsed as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.

Origin

From the exposure of one's buttocks when bending over in a male group shower, in reference to prison rape.

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APA

don't drop the soap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20drop%20the%20soap

MLA

“don't drop the soap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20drop%20the%20soap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't drop the soap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20drop%20the%20soap.

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