Meanings
verbpass motion (third-person singular simple present passes motion, present participle passing motion, simple past and past participle passed motion)
present singular third person passes motion · participle present passing motion · participle past passed motion · past passed motion
- MalaysiaSingaporeeuphemisticintransitiveTo defecate; to go to the toilet; to move one's bowels.
Origin
A preserved usage of a dated euphemism, from pass + motion (“a movement of the bowels”). Compare pass gas.
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APA
pass motion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20motion
MLA
“pass motion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20motion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pass motion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20motion.
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