Barker’s egg is Australian slang for the dog poop you scoop up on a walk. The joke treats the barker, the dog, as if it had laid an egg, with a plastic bag standing by for the usual cleanup. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of ““Barker’s Egg” Is Australian Slang for Dog Poop”
This week I came across the expression Barker’s egg.
Do you know this term?
Barker’s egg?
Oh, this has got a flavor to it.
Does it?
This has a slangy flavor to it.
It does have a slangy flavor to it.
Barker’s egg.
This is saying, it’s a dog related thing.
That’s right.
Barker.
Yeah.
When I first saw it, I thought Barker’s egg, well, that must be from a specific bird.
You know, Barker’s such and such, and the egg is a special egg.
But no, a Barker’s egg in Australia is, you know, when you’re taking your dog for a walk and you have that little plastic bag and you pick up the Barker’s egg off the ground.
Oh, I see.
It’s the doggy do that you pick up, right?
Yeah, a Barker’s egg.
The steamer.
I see.
Barker’s egg.
That’s wonderful.

