commode. crapper (coarse slang) crapper trapper (coarse slang, rare) devil's back roads (slang, rare) dunny (AU&NZ, slang)
'Washroom' is another formal word that most English speakers will understand. It is mostly used in the USA. 'Restroom' is a safe term to use in the United States and won't offend anyone. When traveling on motorways, signs may appear announcing “rest stops”.
The loo, the latrine, the lavatory — the nicknames for the porcelain throne are endless!
Commode. I'm not sure if this is just a Southern word or not, but I haven't heard it much in Ohio. If someone asks you where the commode is, they're just asking where the toilet or bathroom is.
Powder room, commode
A less genteel Southern-ism for the bathroom is “commode.” While more widely it's used to refer to a ship's bathroom, in the South, it's just any toilet, land-bound or not.
We called it commode or tur-let in the NOLA area growing up. My southern grandma called the bathroom the lavatory too. NC… as a child I remember it being a commode… but now I say toilet… no idea why!
Synonyms. lavatory. bathroom. convenience. gents (British, informal)
It's hard to imagine now, but many people in the UK still remember growing up with an outside toilet, (often called an outhouse) tin baths and having to collect water when the pipes froze. Outdoor toilets like these outhouses were a normal part of life up until the 1950s, 1960s and even 1970s.
In slang, a common sit-down toilet is also called a throne, or more formally the 'porcelain throne'.
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.
in Spanish: el baño. While English has plenty of synonyms for what is essentially the same thing, Spanish keeps it simple–for once! You'll see that over 90% of people go by this simple word, making things super easy for learners.
They call it the loo. Lots of things such as the bogs the lady the kgazi the crapper but NOT the bathroom ( somewhere where you go and have a bath) or restroom ( somewhere you go for a rest maybe a bedroom?).
I was wondering about the origin of using the terms "number one" and "number two" for going to the bathroom (for those unaware, number one is urinating, number two is defecating, at least in the US). I have used it several times myself without actually thinking about it and heard plenty of others use it as well.
I had already heard an Australian informally use the same, or a similar-sounding word, 'tut', to mean 'toilet'. I have also seen it defined on a website of British slang as: 'tut Noun.
Crapper. 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.
As I understand it, in British English, the room you use to urinate and defecate is called the toilet. In America, the room is called the “bathroom” or the “restroom” or the “lavatory.” (Or the “men's roo…
A urinal (US: /ˈjʊərənəl/, UK: /jʊəˈraɪnəl/) is a sanitary plumbing fixture similar to a toilet, but for urination only. Urinals are often provided in men's public restrooms in Western countries (less so in Muslim countries).
/luː/ plural loos. informal for bathroom: I'll just go to the loo.
At the front of the ship was the figure head: a carved wooden figure or bust fitted on the bow of the ship. Since the wind was blowing from the rear to the front, the “head” (or front) of the ship was the best place for sailors to relieve themselves. So, when the shipmates went to the toilet, they went to the head.
Different dialects use "bathroom" and "restroom" (American English), "bathroom" and "washroom" (Canadian English), and "WC" (an initialism for "water closet"), "lavatory" and its abbreviation "lav" (British English).
latrine lavatory outhouse restroom. Strong matches. can commode head john potty privy throne W.C. washroom.
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.
35 Funny Names for the Toilet—Including the Loo, Dunny & Bog. Here's some hilarious reading material for your next visit to the bathroom.