shake hands with the unemployed

== English == === Etymology === An oblique reference to the usual 'employment' of the penis in sex, masturbation, or urination. In reference to masturbation, sometimes credited to American comedian George Carlin. === Pronunciation === === Verb === shake hands with the unemployed (third-person singular simple present shakes hands with the unemployed, present participle shaking hands with the unemployed, simple past shook hands with the unemployed, past participle shaken hands with the unemployed) (euphemistic slang, of men) To urinate. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate (euphemistic slang, of men) To masturbate. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:masturbate === References === Geoff Tibals, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes, Constables and Robinson, 2012, p. 385.