dunny
Meaning
A toilet, especially an outside toilet or outhouse.
Example
The old farmhouse still has a dunny down the back.
Origin
From British dialect 'dunnekin', a privy.
Nearby words
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- dunny budgieA blowfly.
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- durryA cigarette.