does a bear shit in the woods

English

Alternative forms

do bears shit in the woods?, does the bear shit in the woods?

Etymology

First attested in print in the 1960s (see Citations). Earlier attested variations include Does the little brown bear live in the woods? (1952),^[1] and Does a bear like the woods? (1959)^[2]

Pronunciation

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Phrase

does a bear shit in the woods?

(colloquial, rhetorical question, mildly vulgar) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.

Synonyms

Antonyms

is the Pope Jewish?

Derived terms

does the Pope shit in the woods? - A combination of is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods?

Translations

emphatic yes by way of an idiomatic, rhetorical question

Dutch: schijt een beer in het bos?, is de paus katholiek?
Finnish: paskooko karhu metsään?
French: non peut-être (fr)
Polish: pytasz dzika, czy sra w lesie?
Spanish: blanca y en botella, leche

References

[1] ttps://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19521024.2.20&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22bear+live+in+the+woods%22------

[2] ttps://wordhistories.net/2019/12/29/bear-shit-woods/

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