The Origin of the Expression “Piss Like a Racehorse”

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-05 20:14:33 | Updated at 2025-01-07 10:16:39 1 day ago

The Origin of the Expression “Piss Like a Racehorse”
Today I Found Out ^ | 7/21/15 | Melissa

Posted on 01/05/2025 12:08:07 PM PST by DallasBiff

When most horses take a leak, it is a dramatic sight, with the stream typically about one-third to one-half an inch in diameter, creating a veritable “river” of urine that seems to have impressed some wordsmith sufficiently to coin the phrase, “piss like a (race)horse” – today denoting a full human bladder that needs emptied yesterday. Although authoritative sources for the expression’s origins are non-existent, luckily, the tools of the modern world are at our fingertips to try to track down the origin and progression of this rather uncouth phrase.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: piss; racehorse

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1 posted on 01/05/2025 12:08:07 PM PST by DallasBiff

To: DallasBiff

I always heard it was because drugs given to race horses cause them to piss more....

2 posted on 01/05/2025 12:11:25 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)

To: DallasBiff

Yup, or as the saying goes...Like a cow pissing on a flat rock.

3 posted on 01/05/2025 12:12:34 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)

To: DallasBiff

I like knowing the origins of phrases. Thanks for posting!

4 posted on 01/05/2025 12:12:49 PM PST by DouglasKC

To: JBW1949

Correct. It used to be common and is now illegal to give racehorses diuretics before a race in order to lighten the load.

5 posted on 01/05/2025 12:13:01 PM PST by Billthedrill

To: DallasBiff

Wood shaving in concrete floor stall. Sometimes in dirt floor stalls. The shaving soak the pee up. Most horses like to pee where it won’t splatter on their legs.

6 posted on 01/05/2025 12:13:53 PM PST by Iceclimber58

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