starting to take a shit in a public toilet when it's empty, but then someone else enters the toilets and you have to hold until they leave before you continue your business.

the term comes from the same fear and loneliness felt by both those genuinely lost at sea and those holding a shit in a public restroom
Steve-"bro you were in that toilet for ages! what was the deal with that!?"
Dan-"Ah man, i ended up adrift at sea, the fear i felt was unbearable!"
Steve- " i'm so sorry that happened to you"
by PaJoFo September 12, 2013
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