grow a tail

== English == === Etymology === All three meanings are related to defecation, in three different ways. Grow comes from the ideas of expansion (after emergence), either sudden (as in senses 1 and 3) or gradual (as in s. 2). Tail refers to the fecal matter itself, namely its shape (especially that of a “log”; and esp. in sense 3) and the side of the body whence it is expeled (the back side, where a tail would have been located). === Verb === grow a tail (third-person singular simple present grows a tail, present participle growing a tail, simple past grew a tail, past participle grown a tail) (idiomatic slang, intransitive, euphemistic, humorous, mildly vulgar) To defecate; to have a bowel movement. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:defecate 2000 Larry Glanz The Ultimate Book of Bathroom Etiquette and Humor pg 146 and pg 152 When man needs to grow a tail, man must run to bathroom without fail.Thou shalt groweth thy tail with great care, or though might staineth thine underwear! (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement. Synonyms: turtle head, prairie dog, crown (endearing in childcare, rare otherwise) To have a protuberance (a bump) be formed on the rear of one's bottomwear (viz. pants, underpants, diaper, etc.) after an incident of solid fecal incontinence. Synonym: lay an egg Hypernyms: bulge, protrude, stick out