taken short

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taken short

adjective

not comparable Synonym of caught short (“needing to use the toilet where no facilities are available”).
Similar: caught short

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"taken short." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taken%20short. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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taken short. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taken%20short

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"taken short." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taken%20short.

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@misc{taken_short_2026,
  title = {taken short},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taken%20short},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}