Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a leak

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: take a leak
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Informal

Example Sentences

"They could scarcely bear their knowledge, nor could they have borne the sight of Rufus, but they knew why he was in the streets tonight, why he rode subways all night long, why his stomach growled, why his hair was nappy, his armpits funky, his pants and shoes too thin, and why he did not dare to stop and take a leak."
"The piano has been drinking / My neck tie is asleep / And the combo went back to New York / The jukebox has to take a leak"

Etymology

From the slang use of leak in reference to an act of urination.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

takes a leak (present, singular) taking a leak (participle, present) took a leak (past) taken a leak (participle, past)

Synonyms

take a piss take a whiz break the seal hit the head micturate pass water pee piddle piss slash take a leak tinkle

Questions

What does take a leak mean?: To urinate.
Where does take a leak come from?: From the slang use of leak in reference to an act of urination.

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