take a tinkle

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take a tinkle (third-person singular simple present takes a tinkle, present participle taking a tinkle, simple past took a tinkle, past participle taken a tinkle)

  1. (childish, informal) To urinate.
    • 2010, Edward H’ Wolf, “The Light inside the Darkness” (chapter 12), in Secluded Mansion Nights, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 101:
      After we climbed out the window, Vera went behind a bush to take a tinkle, I tried to follow her, but she pushed me back and then giggled a little.
    • 2025 January 21, Sarah Kuta, “For Chimpanzees, Peeing May Be Contagious—Just Like Yawning Is for Humans, Study Finds”, in Smithsonian Magazine‎[1]:
      "Now, new research suggests urination may function in a similar way: Captive chimpanzees that saw their peers peeing were more likely to take a tinkle themselves."
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