code yellow

code yellow

slang Accidental urination somewhere other than a toilet. Can you call the janitor? There's been a code yellow in this hospital room.
See also: code, yellow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

code yellow

a urinary accident. (Jocular word play based on a hospital’s PA announcements of various color codes.) Whoops. Code yellow. Change the sheets and the mattress.
See also: code, yellow
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • code brown
  • yellow
  • be yellow
  • break a code
  • break a/the code
  • have a yellow belly
  • yellow cake
  • be up
  • be up (oneself)
  • yellow grease
References in periodicals archive
A Code Orange warning for high temperatures has been issued for Blagoevgrad region, a Code Yellow warning is in place for 18 Bulgarian regions, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) said on its website.In Blagoevgrad, temperatures are expected to reach 37-38C in most of the region.The yellow warning is in place for the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Pazardzhik, Sofia city and region, Pernik, Kyustendil, Smolyan, Kardzhali, and Haskovo.
The school went into a "code yellow" as police began their investigation.
* Code Orange cases involve consistent bullying, harassing, inappropriate slurs, racial threats, swearing, or a continuation of the same bad behaviour that was warned against in a previous Code Yellow situation.
The NICU census at OU Medical Center Children's Hospital on Monday evening, January 31, indicated that we were near our 92-patient capacity, meaning that we'd have to bring in a full complement of essential staff to meet the needs of the babies Once they arrived, staff were aware there was a strong potential they could be locked in with a "code yellow." (A "code yellow" means that the hospital is in disaster mode due to adverse weather and staff cannot leave the facility until it is lifted.) The advanced warnings of the impending snow allowed staff the opportunity to decide if a quick trip home was needed, or a sleepover at the hospital would be the safest decision.
The school was placed on what is called Code Yellow Down, while police searched lockers using a dog trained to detect contraband.
The warning level will be reduced from code orange, or high, to code yellow, elevated, on buses, subways and trains nationwide.
The upgrade from 'Code Yellow' coincided with warnings from the US government that there was a high risk of attacks by al-Qaida militants during the holidays.
A Code Yellow warning for high temperatures has been issued for almost the entire country, for Blagoevgrad region the warning is Code Orange, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) said on its website.In Blagoevgrad, temperatures are expected to reach and exceed 38C in the afternoon in most of the region.The yellow warning is in place for 15 regions: Montana, Vidin, Vratsa, Veliko Turnovo, Pleven, Ruse, Lovech, Sofia, Sofia city, Pernik, Kyustendil, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Stara Zagora.With the orange code of dangerous weather, and the yellow code of potentially dangerous weather, forecasters warn of possible health problems for people with health conditions, the elderly and children.
However, the prohibition will be dropped from today (9 December) as long as the terrorist threat level remains at code yellow.
Code Yellow warning for heavy rain and thunder has been issued for 5 Bulgarian regions, according to the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).
Code Orange warning for heavy rain with thunder is in place for 4 regions, Code Yellow for 12 Bulgarian regions, according to the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).The orange warning is in place for the regions of Vratsa, Lovech, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo.
Code Yellow warnings for rain with thunderstorms has been issued for 7 Bulgarian regions, according to the website of the National Institute of Metrology and Hydrology.
This is what the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, told Focus News Agency.A code yellow warning for strong wind is in place for the regions of Blagoevgrad, Sliven, Yambol, Burgas, Varna and Dobrich.