"does the Pope shit in the woods" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-does the Pope shit in the woods.ogg [Australia], Does_the_Pope_shit_in_the_woods.wav [General-American]
Etymology: A combination of the two rhetorical questions is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods? Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} does the Pope shit in the woods
  1. (idiomatic, humorous, vulgar) Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes. Tags: humorous, idiomatic, vulgar Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Synonyms: does a bear shit in the Pope's hat, do fish swim, is the Pope Catholic, does the Pope wear a funny hat

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