take a leak
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take a leak
Where it comes from
From the slang use of leak in reference to an act of urination.
verb takes a leak · taking a leak · took a leak · taken a leak
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To urinate.
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 st
Similar: take a piss, take a whiz, break the seal, hit the head, micturate, pass water, pee, piddle, piss, slash, take a leak, tinkle
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verb to urinate
| Português | tirar água do joelho |
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| Русский | отлить otlít’, пойти по-маленькому pojtí po-málen’komu |
| עברית | הִטִּיל מַיִם hitíl máyim |
Talk about this word "take a leak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20leak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. take a leak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20leak "take a leak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20leak.Cite this
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title = {take a leak},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20leak},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
