take a leak

present singular third person takes a leak · participle present taking a leak · past took a leak · participle past taken a leak

1. euphemisticinformalTo urinate.

   The piano has been drinking / My neck tie is asleep / And the combo went back to New York / The jukebox has to take a leak

   1976, “The Piano Has Been Drinking”, performed by Tom Waits

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   They could scarcely bear their knowledge, nor could they have borne the sight of Rufus, but they knew why he was in the streets tonight, why he rode subways all night long, why his stomach growled, why his hair was nappy, his armpits funky, his pants and shoes too thin, and why he did not dare to stop and take a leak.

   1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 4

   Synonyms: take a piss, take a whiz, break the seal, hit the head, micturate, pass water, pee, piddle