"up the Oxo Tower" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: In reference to the Oxo Tower, a building on the River Thames in London, formerly owned by the makers of Oxo stock cubes (whose brown colour is likened in this phrase to that of excrement). Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=up the Oxo Tower}} up the Oxo Tower, {{en-PP|head=up the Oxo Tower}} up the Oxo Tower
  1. (UK, slang, humorous) Of sexual intercourse: anally. Wikipedia link: Oxo Tower Tags: UK, humorous, slang Related terms: Oxo cube
    Sense id: en-up_the_Oxo_Tower-en-prep_phrase-VJM~n7bh Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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