to pinch one off
- phrasal verb
- Offensive
- After eating all that spicy food, he couldn't wait to pinch one off when he got home.
Examples
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I think I might have pinched one off too soon.
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I was in such a hurry that I had to pinch one off in the bathroom at the gas station.
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During the hike, I realized I needed to pinch one off behind some trees.
Synonyms
155
8.9
To pass solid waste from the body
88
3.4
To pass solid waste out of the body
55
9.9
To go to the toilet to poo
35
9.9
To poop solid waste out of the body
32
9.0
To pass solid waste from your body
16
7.0
To pass poo out of the body through the opening at the bottom
11
9.9
To poop, said as a rude word
4
9.9
To go to the toilet to poop in informal speech
1
9.9
To pass solid waste from your body
1
9.9
To poop and get rid of solid waste from your body
1
9.9
To go to the toilet to poo
Surface Forms
Morphology
pinch + one + off
The literal meanings of 'pinch' (to squeeze), 'one' (a single unit) and 'off' (away/separation) would suggest removing or detaching a single item, not having a bowel movement. The vulgar sense 'to defecate' is an idiomatic, culture-specific extension that is not predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows the words would likely not infer this meaning.
Etymology
The rude phrase pinch one off likely comes from the image of quickly pinching one off, like squeezing a small piece away. That quick, private image became a way to talk about the act, so it means 'to defecate'.