nature calls

This page is about the euphemism nature calls

Meaning

needing to urinate or defecate

For example

  • Can we stop the meeting for moment? Nature calls, I'm afraid.

  • What do marathon runners do when nature calls? Just hold it in?

Note:
To "urinate" means to release liquid waste from your body, and to "defecate" means to release solid waste from your body. Both are normally done in a toilet.

Quick Quiz

When nature calls, we feel the need to

a. visit a forest

b. go to the toilet

c. answer the phone
a) visit a forest b) go to the toilet c) answer the phone

Contributor: Matt Errey