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take a dookie

idiom
Meaning

To defecate.


Examples
SIMPLE

The dog went outside to take a dookie.

CONTEXTUAL

He excused himself from the dinner table because he really needed to take a dookie.

COMPLEX

After hours of hiking in the remote wilderness, he finally found a private spot behind a tree to take a dookie.

Anchors to
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  2. 02

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    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  3. 03

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    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  4. 04

    get taken in

    To be fooled; to fall for.

  5. 05

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    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  6. 06

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    Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

  7. 07

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    To receive a yellow card.

  8. 08

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    Used to express one's understanding of another's position.

Last updated April 17, 2026