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pass motion

verb

Etymology

A preserved usage of a dated euphemism, from pass + motion (“a movement of the bowels”). Compare pass gas.

  1. derived from *m(y)ewh₁-✻
  2. derived from mōtiō — “movement, motion”
  3. derived from motion
  4. derived from motion
  5. inherited from mocioun
  6. compounded as pass motion — “pass + motion”

Definitions

  1. To defecate

    To defecate; to go to the toilet; to move one's bowels.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pass motion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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