cutting onions

A term used to hide the fact that you are actually crying due to being moved emotionally by implying that you are crying because someone must be cutting onions.

When Jack saw the video of the lost dog being reunited with its owner he began to tear up and exclaimed, "Who's cutting onions!"

by TheRealDealToo November 11, 2015

cutting onions

A term for crying at a video/tv show/movie.

Jack is always cutting onions whenever he watches the catch with dad scene in Field of Dreams.

by KKnD June 03, 2015

ninjas cutting onions

A slang term for crying while observing something tearjerking, such as a sad film scene. This refers to both a ninja's alleged stealth abilities, and the irritation of the eyes by the fluids in an onion.

I was watching The Notebook yesterday. Damn ninjas cutting onions the whole time..

by Intelligence001 December 17, 2016

Cutting Onions

A general term for any sexual act, specifically involving penetration.

I sure would love to cut onions with Betty Lou.

by Lord Elven Sacrifice October 21, 2004

cutting onions

sex, or pertaining to a sexual action

Ryan and I were cutting onions after school

by Thomas Oldham October 21, 2004

Cut my onion

When someone uses what you did to make someone cry (like if you cut an onion it makes people cry but if its your onion that means its your stuff so that means you make other people cry"

"Izzy cut my onion and made Johnny cry"

by RyLan>:( March 15, 2024

Cutting onions

A banal term people on the Internet use to express that they are emotionally touched or are genuinely using the term as a pathetic attempt to hide the fact that they are crying.

Titanic finishes:

No one:
That one guy in the movies: Cries* Who's cutting onions?
Me: Facepalms 🤦🏻 ♂️

by UltimateDoge May 31, 2022