"pinch a loaf" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pinches a loaf [present, singular, third-person], pinching a loaf [participle, present], pinched a loaf [participle, past], pinched a loaf [past]
Etymology: From a supposed resemblance of feces to a loaf of bread, pinched by the contracting anal sphincter. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pinch a loaf (third-person singular simple present pinches a loaf, present participle pinching a loaf, simple past and past participle pinched a loaf)
  1. (euphemistic) To defecate. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Bodily functions, Feces Synonyms (to shit): defecate

Inflected forms

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