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Discover LudwigThe phrase "taking a dump" is not considered formal or polite language, and it is not typically used in written English.
It is more commonly used in informal spoken language among friends or in casual situations. Here is an example of how it might be used in conversation: "I can't believe you interrupted me while I was taking a dump! Can't I have any privacy around here?".
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"He was taking a dump.
What's wrong with "taking a dump"?
Taking a dump in a showroom for commodes takes guts.
"Sometimes I wonder if there's a single soldier in Helmand province that doesn't have a picture on their digital camera of Grant Mitchell taking a dump," he writes.
Along the way, he dispenses Coogan's own prescription for fighting depression: You know, those demons in your head are just pests taking a dump on your mental carpet.
Even though this kind of amateur therapy didn't exactly work (after that conversation, for instance, Madeleine had more, not less, trouble taking a dump if Leonard was within a mile), it affected Madeleine in a deep way.
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Sophomore attackman Shack Stanwick scored the game-winner 39 seconds into the second overtime — curling from behind the cage, taking a dump-off pass from midfielder John Crawley and firing a 6-yard shot past the ear of Navy goalkeeper John Connors.
I take a dump, just as a sort of treat.
The dog had taken a dump beside the mat.
"Uhhhh, I got to take a dump," Butthead said.
I feel like I have to take a dump right now.
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