Australian slang phrase meaning to urinate, for men. One of many colorful Australian euphemisms for the act, leaning into domestic cooking imagery for comic effect. Used in casual, informal speech among people comfortable with this kind of humor. Not widely used outside Australia.
'Back in a sec,' he said, 'just going to strain the potatoes.'
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(AU, slang) To urinate.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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