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The pipe that convinces rain its job is done, then dumps it on your foundation anyway.
means A pipe that carries water down from a roof or gutter to the ground or a drain.
from A straightforward compound of 'drain' (to draw liquid off gradually, from Old English drēahnian) and 'pipe' (a hollow tube, from Old English pīpe). No hidden story here — the word is exactly as literal as the object: a pipe that drains. It picked up a second life in the 20th century describing skinny, tapered 'drainpipe trousers,' named for their resemblance to the narrow tube itself.
- name origin
- Just drains pipe, no metaphor intended
- clog culprit
- Usually leaves, not villains, sadly
- jeans slang
- Also means impossibly tight trouser legs
- silent failure
- Cracks leak unseen until walls rot