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flock of sparrows noun

A particularly satisfying and comprehensive defecation

Origin

From a Funny Old World story in Private Eye. A man who had survived an unenviable plunge when a plank snapped beneath him while he was using a latrine was quoted as saying “I felt as if a flock of sparrows had left me, then…”

Collector

M & N – 1980s
Mark & Naomi

Submitted: 10/07/2022 by Mark

any thoughts?

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