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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.
cutting onions by KKnD June 4, 2015

Cutting Onions 

A general term for any sexual act, specifically involving penetration.
I sure would love to cut onions with Betty Lou.

cutting onions 

Ryan and I were cutting onions after school
cutting onions by Thomas Oldham October 20, 2004

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 🤦🏻 ♂️

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..

who is cutting onions 

Markiplier and Ethan are cutting onions next to each other and they are crying. They are asking '' who is cutting onions? ''. Then they realise that they are cutting onions and they start to argue.
'' Who is cutting onions? '' I am cutting onions. You are cutting onions, no you are cutting onions you liar.
who is cutting onions by aeron67 December 3, 2022
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