ninjas cutting onions

English[edit]

(slang, humorous) A lighthearted excuse for why one is crying.
- 2012 February 25, @jadeann_, Twitter‎^[1]:
  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.