I was just curious, how did the word "whizz" come to mean 'taking a leak'?

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2007-03-24 07:58:32 · 5 answers · asked by ldog247 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

I did not know that.

2007-03-24 08:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's called onomatopoeia.
The word sounds like the noise the action makes...

2007-03-24 15:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Probably onomatopoeia. It sounds at least vaguely like the sound of the activity.

2007-03-24 15:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Thats the sound of the urine leaving the penis

2007-03-26 04:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by miladybc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it all started when...

GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-24 15:00:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋