chop onions

English

Verb

chop onions (third-person singular simple present chops onions, present participle chopping onions, simple past and past participle chopped onions)

  1. (humorous, social media) To lead someone to cry, often in relief after a long struggle, or in response to a story involving third parties.
    Aww ... who's chopping onions in my room? 🥹

Usage notes

  • Typically used in the progressive form chopping onions or obliquely. It is typically avoided in situations close to the speaker or listener, perhaps for fear of offending the listener by making light of a bad situation.
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