Australia's most common slang terms for toilet are "dunny" (especially for outdoor or older toilets) and "loo," with "loo" being more common for indoor or public facilities, though you'll also hear "toilet," "bathroom," or polite phrases like "where's the lavatory?".
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.
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.
"Loo" is a distinctly British English colloquial term referring to a toilet or bathroom facility. This informal word designates both the physical toilet fixture itself and the room containing it.
Synonyms of toilet
"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.
The word "loo" is the UK's favoured euphemism for the toilet, but what does it really mean and where did the word come from? British people are known for being polite to a fault, and nowhere is this more evident than in the lengths we'll go to avoid saying toilet!
Noun. khazi (plural khazis) (slang, chiefly UK) An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation. (slang, chiefly UK) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation (also figurative).
Urinals are often provided in male public restrooms in Western countries (less so in Muslim countries). They are usually used in a standing position. Urinals can be equipped with manual flushing, automatic flushing, or without flushing, as is the case for waterless urinals.
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.
Sexual intercourse. Root. Sexual intercourse, similar to the British word 'Shag'. Can also be used as a verb.
The word "Dunny" is Australian slang for toilet or outhouse. Technically "Dunny" is not a rude word but not many people on average say the word Dunny. In the UK, "Dunny" is slang for idiot.
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.
Daks: Australians call their trousers 'daks'. If someone mentions 'tracky daks', they're talking about sweatpants.
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'.
Lavatory. Lavatory has Latin origins, deriving from the word “lavare”. During the Medieval period, this evolved to “lavatorium” and finally to lavatory which is still used today, though not commonly and only in the most formal settings.
"Hoo-ha" (or hoo-hah) slang means a fuss, commotion, or uproar, often about something unimportant, but it can also euphemistically refer to genitalia, especially in more vulgar slang contexts. It can also be an exclamation of surprise or excitement, or even describe a laugh or chortle.
/ghabarāhaṭa/ nf. anxiety variable noun. Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
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.
The dunny was originally any outside toilet. In cities and towns the pan-type dunny was emptied by the dunny man, who came round regularly with his dunny cart. Dunny can now be used for any toilet. The word comes from British dialect dunnekin meaning an 'earth closet, (outside) privy' from dung + ken 'house'.
A recent study shows that Brits of all classes refer to the thing in the bathroom that flushes as both loo and toilet. The participants of the study (of various backgrounds) were shown images of sofas, napkins and so forth and asked to describe them. Turns out if you're older you're inclined to say loo.
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.
The word's origin is traced back to the YouTube series "Skibidi Toilet," a series of short videos about — and, yes, we are being serious here — people who live in toilets and have long necks and scary faces.
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”.