noun
General Slang
Honey Wagon
· noun · construction
The pump truck that comes to suck out the porta-potties.
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Definitions
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The vacuum-tank truck that rolls up once a week to service the porta-potties. Same sarcastic 'honey' as the bucket — nothing sweet is happening here. The name dates back to horse-drawn carts that collected human waste from back alleys before sewers existed.
“Don't park by the blue rooms tomorrow, the honey wagon's coming at seven.”
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On a film or TV set, the trailer rig that houses the cast's dressing rooms and toilets. Same word, classier setting, identical plumbing situation underneath.
“Talent's in the honey wagon — give them ten minutes before you call them to set.”
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Honey Wagon In A Sentence
Don't park by the blue rooms tomorrow, the honey wagon's coming at seven.
Talent's in the honey wagon — give them ten minutes before you call them to set.
Origin & Usage
19th-century horse-drawn night-soil carts; 'honey' was a sardonic euphemism for the cargo.
Variants
honeywagon
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