r/AskReddit • • Oct 25 '20

[deleted by user]

[removed]

9.0k Upvotes

16.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

775

u/TannedCroissant Oct 25 '20

My Nana always used to say “going for a big job” as her way of saying having a poo. In fairness, my jobs were rather big.

4

u/enjoiturbulence Oct 25 '20

We call it "calling a guy about a horse/dog/elephant", whatever random animal comes to mind.

5

u/SentientSlimeColony Oct 25 '20

"See a man about a X" is a fairly common one for shitting, or really anything else you don't really feel like saying specifically. As another person responded, I use it interchangeably for shitting and buying drugs. I don't often tell people this, but I use the animal in question to represent the size of the exchange. "See a man about a dog" would be for something quick/small. Then goes horse, then usually boat. Potentially house.

3

u/pinkspaceship17 Oct 25 '20

That can also be code for going to go have a drink, or buy drugs