# Cleveland Steamer -

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929 "2004-05-19T06:47:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929/1 "2004-05-19T06:47:32Z")

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What is a Cleveland steamer? It was mentioned on the Family Guy tonight on Adult Swim. It is some sort of sex act, but I don’t know what it is.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929/2 "2004-05-19T06:52:20Z")

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Do you really want to know?

If you must, here you go…

The most common definition is taking a dump on your SO’s chest while she sleeps. There are others…if you want more, click the link.

[Link to Urban Dictionary’s definition/discussion of Cleveland Steamer](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cleveland+steamer)…WARNING-VILE AND ADULT IN NATURE!

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Oh, and by the way, I think it’s pretty friggin’ hillarious. 😃

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929/3 "2004-05-19T15:25:32Z")

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Gosh, is Google down again? I hate it when that happens.

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**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929/4 "2004-05-19T17:29:15Z")

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I always thought the Cleveland Steamers were a softball team. I even have one of their t-shirts.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929/5 "2004-05-19T17:43:20Z")

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Clevlnd Steamer is also the name of my steam-powered robot from Cleveland in the MMORPG City Of Heroes 🙂

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-steamer/245929/6 "2004-05-19T17:44:39Z")

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> [@Hyperelastic](#):
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> I always thought the Cleveland Steamers were a softball team.

Could be… with the right diet.