Dallas, who lives in Eugene, Oregon, wonders why we use number one and number two as euphemisms for “pee” and “poo.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Number One and Number Two for Pee and Poo” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi...
paruretic n.— «Bernie is a paruretic and right then, emotionally and physically, the symptoms were torturing him. We’re talking Bashful Bladder Syndrome. In formal terms, as described in the Lancet, Bernie suffers urinary hesitancy, or paruresis...
shi-shi n. urine or urination. Also make shi-shi or go shi-shi ‘to urinate.’ Editorial Note: Reduplicated shi, from the Japanese shiko ‘urine.’ Also imitative of the sound of streaming water. A similar expression occurs in Portuguese, according to...
seat of ease n. aboard a ship, a board overhanging water for defecation or urination; a toilet. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
pissdale n. on a ship, a scupper for urination; a urinal. Now historical. Etymological Note: The etymological information given in the cite from The Sailor’s Hornbook is likely correct. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
