Onion test

A determination of whether a headline, in particular a ridiculous-sounding headline, would look out of place if reported by the comedy newspaper The Onion, which is known for 'reporting' fictional news stories frequently of the satirical or ridiculous variety.

"SOMETHING WENT WRONG IN JET CRASH, EXPERTS SAY"? I don't think that passes the Onion test.

by Kaydiv April 21, 2011

Pickling the Onion

Something to respond with when someone asks what you’re doing

James - what’re you doing later?

Me - Just pickling the onion

by Onion Pickler August 29, 2019

cuttin' onions

An excuse a man uses when he crys due to a movie.

Kate: Jack, were you crying during A Walk to Remember?

Jack: No way, someone must have been cuttin' onions in there.

by Sethward March 20, 2008

sitting on an onion

verb-letting out a series of silent and stinky farts without admitting to them.

Did you smell Kori at dinner?
Yeah she must have been sitting on an onion.

by FrankM September 20, 2007

Onion Bowl

That little, round, brown earthenware bowl you keep in the fridge so that, on occasion, you can take it out and plunge your balls in it to cool down.

Man, Greg was so bummed his air con was broken until he remembered he had the onion bowl. That cooled him right now down.

by Mr Flaps January 8, 2017

Good Onions

When one experiences a negative situation that causes tears, but it leads to a positive situation that causes tears of joy.

My divorce lead me to find the woman of my dreams... good onions!

by Eddie Skerry May 6, 2019

Onion Bush

A girl's snatch that overly reeks of onions

This girl's onion bush smelt so bad last night it cleared out the entire damn bar

by YaaaaaaahD October 14, 2016