What do British people call the bathroom?

As with many English words, some are common in American English and others are common in British English. However, words such as: bathroom, ladies room, men's room and restroom are common to both. On most airlines, the toilet is referred to as “the lavatory”.

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What are restrooms called in England?

In the UK, there are many words which refer to the toilet. 'Loo', 'bathroom' and 'restroom' are some of the most commonly used ones. Another word you may hear is 'lavatory' but this is quite an old fashioned word.

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How do you say toilet in the UK?

In the United Kingdom, “the loo” is a common term for toilet. 'The loo' is generally a safe term to use and likely won't ​offend​anyone. 'Lavatory' is a good option for people looking for a very formal word to use in very formal occasions​.

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What is a slang word for toilet?

commode. crapper (coarse slang) crapper trapper (coarse slang, rare) devil's back roads (slang, rare) dunny (AU&NZ, slang)

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What do Brits call a faucet?

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Holley Reedy and 647 others like this. ANSWER: It's called a tap in British English and a faucet in American English.

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What do posh people call the toilet?

Toilet. This was on the original 1950s list and, to be honest, I'd rather chew glass than use the word toilet in polite conversation. 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.

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Why do Brits call the toilet the bog?

The bog. One of the most commonly known and albeit, cruder terms has to be the “bog”. To simply put it, the term “bog” comes from quite a literal sense back in 1789 from the 'boghouse', which is British slang meaning to defecate.

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What do Europeans call the bathroom?

Most European countries are short on public restrooms, but I can teach you how to sniff out a biffy in a jiffy. If you ask for a "restroom" or "bathroom," you'll get no relief. Instead, say "Toilet" or "WC" (short for Water Closet); these terms are direct, simple, and understood.

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What do Scottish people call the bathroom?

For the uninitiated, cludgie is a Scottish word meaning “toilet”, although probably not to be used in the politest of companies.

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What does Germany call a toilet?

The bathroom is the “Badezimmer” in German and the “toilet” is the “Toilette”.

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How do Scots say bathroom?

cludgie - toilet, or lavatory, originally outdoors.

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What do British people call diapers?

Diaper is what they use in North America, and Nappy is the word used in the UK & Ireland, Australia, NZ and many other Commonwealth countries.

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What is bog in UK slang?

(bɑɡ, bɔɡ) noun (usually bogs) Brit slang. a lavatory; bathroom.

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What are nicknames for the bathroom?

The loo, the latrine, the lavatory — the nicknames for the porcelain throne are endless!

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What do British people call a water hose?

A hosepipe is a hose that people use to water their gardens or wash their cars. who's or whose?

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What do British call a kettle?

Most definitely a teapot. A teakettle would not make much sense, as a kettle is something that is directly heated by putting it on a stove or via an internal electric heater. Nobody in the UK makes tea that way.

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What do British call a baby?

Babe is simply a shortening of baby and is heard far more commonly in Britain today.

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What do Brits mean by pants?

(UK, slang) Rubbish; something worthless. You're talking pants!

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What do British people call cribs?

In British English, a cot is a bed for a baby. A cot has high sides to prevent the baby from falling out. In American English, a bed like this is called a crib. Put your baby's cot beside your bed.

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How do you say bum in Scottish?

Scotland have several of their own slang words for body parts, of which I have to say my absolute favourite is 'bahoochie' for your bum, and a 'banger' for a gentleman's private parts.

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What do the Irish call bathrooms?

An old Tudor phrase for lavatory, jacks is a term more commonly used in Ireland.

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How do you say pretty girl in Scottish?

Bonnie. Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive.

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What do they call bathrooms in Spain?

If you'd like to say “the bathroom” in Spanish, you would generally say “el baño” or, perhaps less often, “el servicio.” Of course, it all depends on the country in which you find yourself. A few of the many synonyms include: el wáter, el retrete, la letrina, el urinario, el lavavo, and more.

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