ninjas cutting onions

English

Phrase

ninjas cutting onions

  1. (slang, humorous) A lighthearted excuse for why one is crying.
    • 2012 February 25, @jadeann_, Twitter‎:
      Stupid invisible ninjas cutting onions while I'm watching Toy Story 3.
    • 2018, Emery C. Walters, A Broken Cup, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN, page unknown:
      I felt tears in my eyes as I started to relax. Didn't that always happen? It was like if you slowed down, your emotions could catch up with you. ¶ “Upset?” Jacob asked, without taking his eyes off the road. ¶ “Ninjas cutting onions,” I replied, trying to make the light of it.
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