History Main / GoToTheEuphemism

* In the graphic novel ''Box Office Poison'', when Sherman needs to use the bathroom at work, he tells his co-worker James that he's going to [[LampshadeHanging use the euphemism]].

* ''Series/WhiteCollar'':
** In the first season episode "Hard Sell"; If you had any doubt as to how criminal Caffrey is, his vernacular breaks the silence thusly:

** This is immediately followed by Neal snooping amongst the Burke family photos, for signs of Peter being [[spoiler: the man with the ring]].

** "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS6E1FairlyOddBaby Fairly Odd Baby]]": Jorgen Von Strangle, suffering from gastrointestinal distress after eating food at Cosmo's baby shower, claims he has to "file a report with the Great White Round One"

* Episode 9 of ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' combines this with body-swap shenanigans: Nyarko, in a boy's body, uses a girl's euphemism ("Sprinkle water on some flowers"), Mahiro, in a girl's body, tells her to just say it straight, and is chided by Nyarko for not having more delicacy now that she's a girl.

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'': Sheen says he needs to "use the little Crash Survivor's room" after crash landing on Earth with Jimmy and the rest of the gang.

* In episode 8 of ''Manga/BlendS'', Hideri has a PottyEmergency and says he has to go "pick some flowers." Miu repeatedly corrects Hideri by saying he's going off to "use the restroom," but Hideri doesn't agree, claiming an IdolSinger, Hideri's role at the Cosplay Cafe, doesn't "use the restroom."

* The ''Advertising/PooPourri'' ads use a bunch of euphemisms for pooping and needing to poop, such as "kiester kangaroo/casserole", "love potion number two" (for needing to poop during a date) and "download a brown load".

* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': In "Hard Luck", Greg refers to [[RoadApples Rebel the dog's poop]] as his "landmines". Also, he refers to a horse pooping as it "unloading".

-->-- '''Rarity''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Sweet and Elite"

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "Arthur's New Puppy", D.W. refers to Pal the dog's urine as "excitement" because Arthur mistook his PottyDance for being excited.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'': While Andrew is dealing with an impacted poop due to a psychological inability to use the bathroom for four weeks, Maury lets out a multiple euphemisms to explain the severe consequences of "poop madness". Which also happens to be [[TitleDrop the episode’s name]].
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Gene says he's so excited, he has to "Talk to Uncle Ernie". Moments before, Gene said that "Talk to Uncle Ernie" would be a good euphemism for having to poop.
* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'': In "Snake Eyes", Skip says he needs to go to the "little campers' room" after everybody except Lazlo and Patsy ends up stranded on a tree.
* The ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' episode "Chicken in the Bathroom" had several examples of potty code words. In the episode, Chicken doesn't want to take a bath and occupies the bathroom in the process. Outside the room, Mom, Dad, and Cow urgently need to use the facilities, with the former two describing their situation with euphemisms such as "I have to squeeze my sponge" or "I need to water the ducks".
* ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'':
** In "Fairly Odd Baby!" Jorgen Von Strangle, suffering from gastrointestinal distress after eating food at Cosmo's baby shower, claims he has to "file a report with the Great White Round One"
** In "Fly Boy," Mr. Turner lampshades how "powder my nose" is a ladies' euphemism for using the bathroom. Later in the episode, Mr. Turner announces that he "[[BringMyBrownPants powdered [the] nose in [his] pants.]]"

** In the pilot, Lincoln enters the bathroom while saying, "Now, if you'll excuse me -- pressing engagement!"
** In "Rocket Men", Lincoln and Clyde call the bathroom the "little astronaut's room", because they were at a space-themed summer camp.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Sweet and Elite", Rarity [[BathroomSearchExcuse lies that she needs to use]] the "little fillies' room" as an excuse to go from one party to another.
* A Franchise/StarWars spoof on ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' has Stormtrooper Gary take the helm of the Death Star, because the rightful helmsman needs to void his rectum. Or as he puts it: "I'm sittin' on a cigar here" and "Oop, I'm growing a tail."

** In "Dil Saver", Grandma Lulu sees Dil pooping and says that he seems to be "working on a little something".
** In "Spike Runs Away", Didi refers to the escaped gerbils' poop as "presents". The babies [[LiteralMinded think there really are presents]], so they're disappointed when they find out the truth.
* On the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Death", the parents of South Park protest against ''The Terence and Philip Show'' for its ToiletHumor, but are also suffering from a stomach ailment that is giving them all diarrhea. In a blatant case of HypocriticalHumor, they keep using jokey phrases to describe their diarrhea, like "I just dropped the kids at the pool" and "I just had a brown baby boy."
* In the "Accept The Next Proposition You Hear" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', Brother Blood's bathroom is marked as the little boy's room.
* The ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "The Fancy Party" features a dinner party attended by most of the show's RoguesGallery. When Commander Peepers needs an excuse to talk to Lord Hater, he drags him off to "the little villains' room."

* Even "toilet" was originally a euphemism, previously referring to the process of and a room for hairdressing/grooming.
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* The standard American "restroom" can certainly confuse visitors from other English-speaking countries. (Oddly enough, "restroom" wasn't always a euphemism; there [[AluminumChristmasTrees really used to be]] public bathrooms with [[https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-glamorous-sexist-history-of-the-women-s-restroom-lounge rooms]] attached where women could rest on couches, as it was assumed at the time that women were too delicate to spend a whole day out of the house without needing to stop and rest. That's why "restroom" today is used to refer to public facilities, while "bathroom" can be used for a public one or one in somebody's house.)

** One can "go to the bathroom", without actually "going to the bathroom".
This works the other way around.

* The standard American "restroom" can certainly confuse visitors from other English-speaking countries. (Oddly enough, "restroom" wasn't always a euphemism; there [[AluminumChristmasTrees really used to be]] public bathrooms with [[https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-glamorous-sexist-history-of-the-women-s-restroom-lounge rooms]] attached where women could rest on couches, as it was assumed at the time that women were too delicate to spend a whole day out of the house without needing to stop and rest. That's why "restroom" today is used exclusively to refer to public facilities, while "bathroom" can be used for a public one or one in somebody's house.)

** Said confusion over the word "restroom" surfaces periodically on Website/NotAlwaysRight, as [[https://notalwaysright.com/unable-to-rest-their-local-phrasing/247071/ here]], involving a baffled Icelander whose grasp of American idiom wasn't as strong as he thought it was.

Sub-trope of UnusualEuphemism. Contrast CallingYourBathroomBreaks. Compare DeadlyEuphemism and SexualEuphemism. Contrast with INeedToGoIronMyDog. May come as a result of a PottyEmergency. If the character has an accident, then this can devolve into PottyFailure, or, if they were scared, BringMyBrownPants. If no one ''ever'' "goes to the euphemism", then NobodyPoops. Not to be confused with GoshDangItToHeck.

Sub-trope of UnusualEuphemism. Contrast CallingYourBathroomBreaks. Compare DeadlyEuphemism and SexualEuphemism. Contrast with INeedToGoIronMyDog. May come as a result of a PottyEmergency. If the character has an accident, then this can devolve into PottyFailure, or, if they were scared, BringMyBrownPants. If no one ''ever'' "goes to the euphemism", then NobodyPoops.

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'': Sheen says he needs to "use the little Crash Survivor's room" after crash landing on earth with Jimmy and the rest of the gang.

Everybody has to use the bathroom, but sometimes "I have to use the bathroom" doesn't exactly cut it in terms of polite conversation. In cases like this, sometimes a euphemism will suffice. Generally speaking, these euphemisms are intended to get the point across in a hilariously creative way, so some of the descriptions can be very unconventional.