English Explanatory Dictionary

if it's yellow, let it mellow; if it's brown, flush it down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. In order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.

Word forms

if it's yellow, let it mellow; if it's brown, flush it down if it's yellow let it mellow; if it's brown flush it down

Etymology

Initially coined during one of the California droughts.

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