go to the toilet

English

Verb

go to the toilet (third-person singular simple present goes to the toilet, present participle going to the toilet, simple past went to the toilet, past participle gone to the toilet)

1. (euphemistic) Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a toilet.
   • 2007 September 7, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 3:

     Voiceover: You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow and then steal it again. Downloading films is stealing. If you do it you WILL face the consequences.
     Roy: Man, these anti-piracy ads are getting really mean.

Synonyms

• See use the toilet § Synonyms

See also

• go down the toilet