Definition
To pop up from a hole or similar in a manner that resembles the way a prairie dog pops his head up from his burrow.
To struggle to hold back an involuntary bowel movement.
Origins
By analogy with the way in which the animal pops its head up from its burrow.
In Context
- "People prairie-dog over the tops of their cubicles and call to their co-workers: “Hey, you going for a walk at lunch today?”"
- "2001, Andy Breckman, Rat Race [Kimberly needs to go to the bathroom] Dad, I'm prairie dogging it! What the hell does that mean? You know, like when a prairie dog sticks his head in and out of the ground."
- "I'm about to crap my pants. Je vais me faire au froc. I'm prairie-dogging it. J'ai le cigare au bout des lèvres. Literally, “the cigar is at the edge of my lips”"
- "[…] Postin' Up On the Blaster / Power Dump / Prairie-Dogging it / Press a Loaf Purp […]"
- "“Oh, God stop, stop,” Kat said, holding her side, “I'm starting to prairie dog.” […] “You know, prairie dogging,” Kat said, trying to explain between breaths. “When it pokes its head out of the hole and then back in, out and in, out and in.”"
- "2011, Various, David Mack, James Robinson, Ty Templeton, Alan Moore, Jeph Loeb, Kurt Busiek, Vampirella Masters Series 4: The Lost Tales ...They are gonna get a mouthful and a pantful. Crappin their shorts all the way into next week... Yeah those little bastards will be prairie dogging it all the way home!"
See Also
- crown