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Idiom idiom

take a dookie


To defecate.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


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.”


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Last updated August 10, 2026