take a dump

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take a dump(
teyk
 
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duhmp
)
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
a. echar una cagada
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Diego said he would be right back; he had to go take a dump.Diego dijo que volvía en seguida; tuvo que ir a echar una cagada.
b. hacer caca
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
How long does it take you to take a dump? We need to leave in five minutes!¡Cuánto tardas en hacer caca? ¡Tenemos que irnos en cinco minutos!
c. hacer popó
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Jane liked to keep some magazines in the bathroom so she had something to read while she was taking a dump.A Jane le gustaba guardar unas revistas en el baño para tener algo de leer mientras hacía popó.
d. echarse un cago
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
If I don't find a place to take a dump, I'm going to explode.Como no encuentre donde echarme un cago, me voy a reventar.
e. plantar un pino
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
Man, that coffee went straight through me. I'm going to go take a dump.Vaya, me pasó directo ese café. Voy a plantar un pino.
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