Common nicknames for a toilet include the loo, the john, the bog, the can, the throne, the restroom, the facilities, the commode, the powder room, and the WC (Water Closet), with many regional variations like Australia's "dunny" or "thunderbox," and sailor slang "head". These names range from polite euphemisms to informal slang.
The most common Australian slang for toilet is dunny, especially for outdoor or older toilets, while loo is used more generally for indoor toilets, similar to UK usage. Other terms include thunderbox (often for rural/outdoor) and more informal/humorous options like throne, facilities, or the crapper, though "dunny" remains iconic, notes.
Loo is an informal yet polite British term for toilet. The word “loo” has interesting origins and can be traced back to Medieval Europe, when chamber pots had to be emptied from bedroom windows onto the street below.
Lavatory. Another word with a Latin root, lavatory comes from 'lavare'. During the Medieval period it evolved into 'lavatorium' (which means washbasin), before arriving at the lavatory at some point in the 14th century.
In many Amish homes, rags are a common toilet paper alternative. These rags are typically old clothes that have been worn out. After simple processing, they become practical cleaning tools.
This room is commonly known as a "bathroom" in American English, a "toilet", "WC", "lavatory", "loo" or “bathroom” in the United Kingdom and Ireland , a "washroom" in Canadian English, and by many other names across the English-speaking world.
In Australian English the word dunny is used informally for toilet. It derives from the British dialect word dunnekin meaning 'privy' (from dung 'excrement' and ken 'house'). It was originally used in Australian English, from the 1930s, to refer to an unsewered outside toilet.
The WC - Still in use today, the abbreviation WC stems from the term “water closet” which is what we used to call toilets in the Victorian era.
latrine lavatory outhouse restroom. STRONG. W.C. can commode head john potty privy throne washroom.
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Head (ship's toilet) The use of the term "head" to refer to a ship's toilet dates to at least as early as 1708, when Woodes Rogers (English privateer and Governor of the Bahamas) used the word in his book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.
Synonyms of toilet
Carsey Cockney Rhyming Slang
Kharsie (carsey) is a London word for toilet, that also appears in Polari. Originally a Cockney spelling, it's thought to derived from the Italian “casa” meaning “house”.
Bluey wants to play 'three in the bed' while Dad is in the dunny. But Mum doesn't like it when Bluey says the word 'dunny' and insists she say 'toilet' instead. Bluey doesn't understand why and tries to trick Mum into saying the word by playing 'Pass It On'.
A rather more vulgar word for toilet is 'crapper'. First appearing in 1932, crapper became a popular alternative word for toilet thanks to the Thomas Crapper & Co Ltd company that manufactured toilets.
Woop Woop is used to refer to a place in the middle of nowhere. People use it to signify that a location is far away, unfamiliar to them, and difficult to get to.
"Skibidi" is a nonsensical slang term from the viral YouTube series Skibidi Toilet, referring to a war between toilet-headed beings and camera-headed humans; it can mean cool, bad, or dumb, act as a filler word, or describe someone obsessing over something trivial, its meaning depending heavily on context and the speaker's intent. It's a key part of Gen Alpha slang, often used absurdly or to start conversations, notes Merriam-Webster.
It's a harsh word that was adapted from the French toilette which means your appearance, hence toiletries bag. Lavatory or loo is much more acceptable.
The medieval toilet or latrine, then called a privy or garderobe, was a primitive affair, but in a castle, one might find a little more comfort and certainly a great deal more design effort than had been invested elsewhere.
Sexual intercourse. Root. Sexual intercourse, similar to the British word 'Shag'. Can also be used as a verb.
In Aussie English a dunny can be any toilet.
According to Stephen Alomes, a professor of Australian studies at Deakin University, the chant represents "enthusiasm for the tribe" and a "celebration of 'us' ", but at the extreme may act as a symbol of aggressive nationalism and xenophobia.
Canadians use the term “washroom” to mean toilet facilities that are usually in a public place, while they used “bathroom” to designate a private facility, for example, in someone's home, according to McGill University linguistics professor Dr.