Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up the oxo tower

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: up- the ox-o -tow-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of sexual intercourse: anally.

British usage; Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"> > You and your wimmin have been missing out. > > more an (female) arse man myself Have you been up the Oxo Tower?"
"Until recently, London has had only one building that works by way of a euphemism for bumming. Yes — the Oxo Tower on the South Bank has been the sole venue to allow people to post Facebook update statuses such as: 'First date with Grace last night. I took her up the Oxo Tower.'"

Etymology

In reference to the Oxo Tower, a building on the River Thames in London, formerly owned by the makers of Oxo stock cubes (whose brown colour is likened in this phrase to that of excrement).

Usage

British usage
Humorous
Slang

Phrases

Oxo cube

Frequently Paired Words

Oxo cube

Questions

What does up the oxo tower mean?: Of sexual intercourse: anally.
Where does up the oxo tower come from?: In reference to the Oxo Tower, a building on the River Thames in London, formerly owned by the makers of Oxo stock cubes (whose brown colour is likened in this phrase to that of excrement).

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