Thunderbox. Meaning: (Noun) The Australian equivalent of a porta potty, thunderboxes used to mean makeshift toilets in the woods till they became the transferable toilets in the cities today. Example: The thunderbox ran out of tissues but fortunately, Molly brought her own.
In the United States, you can expect the use of porta-potty and porta-John. Locally, Aussies often use Dunny or, if you're in rural areas, maybe even Thunderbox.
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'. First recorded in the 1930s but dunnekin is attested in Australian sources from the 1840s.
A portable or mobile toilet (colloquial terms: thunderbox, portaloo, porta-john or porta-potty) is any type of toilet that can be moved around, some by one person, some by mechanical equipment such as a truck and crane.
For those trivia buffs amongst you - here's a piece of toilet trivia - The flusihng toilet was invented by Sir Thomas Crapper (Aussie's also call the toilet the crapper).
B. banana bender. A Queenslander. The term derives from the joking notion (as perceived from the southern states of Australia) that Queenslanders spend their time putting bends into bananas.
Bum nut's origin does not need much explanation—it's a humorous re-imagining of an egg as a roundish (nutlike) product of a hen's rear end. Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s.
Porta-Potties
Porta-loos (Portaloo* is actually a trademarked name in the UK) and -potties are normally defined as free-standing units. In our extensive range, we'd consider our Fancy Flush VIP Cube and maybe our Fancy Flush Econo Unit as Porta-Potties.
With Jack and Jill bathroom suites, space is shared, or at least that's the idea behind it.
Porta Potties Are Cleaner and More Sanitary Than Outhouses
Unlike outhouses, porta potties don't force you to bore through flooded waste pits or sort their unpleasant contents into bags, mitigating your chances of exposing yourself to sickness and viruses.
Around the public area of the Koorie Heritage Trust they have displayed Aboriginal words from several language groups. For example, basket is written in seven different languages/dialects. 5. The word Djilawa (meaning toilet) has been included on all their bathroom doors.
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.
Dunny. Meaning: (Noun) An Australian slang for a toilet that can be used outside the premises. In the old days when the toilet was not as refined as it is now, the one who collects the filled underparts of the dunny was called a “dunnyman”.
Thunderbox, a slang word for a portable toilet.
“Pom” is a long-running nickname from Australia and New Zealand to describe British people, and as a term it's been subject to various debates: its origins and if it is offensive. The term is more than 100 years old.
The term "esky" is also commonly used in Australia to generically refer to portable coolers or ice boxes and is part of the Australian vernacular, in place of words like "cooler" or "cooler box" and the New Zealand "chilly bin".
Unisex public toilets (also referred to as gender-inclusive, gender-neutral, mixed-sex or all-gender, or without any prefix at all) are public toilets that are not separated by gender or sex.
The Powder Room
A powder room is also known as a half bath or guest bath. It only has two of the four main components that a bathroom should have, typically a toilet and a sink.
The Bottom Buddy Toilet Aid is a long handle toileting aid is designed for self cleansing when reaching is difficult. The soft, flexible 3 part head securely grips tissue or pre-moistened wipe. The Bottom Buddy Toilet Aid has three flexible heads that open to grip tissue or pre-moistened wipe securely.
In the UK, portable "bathrooms" are commonly referred to as "portable toilets" or "portaloos."
So what are the benefits of using a restroom trailer instead of a porta potty? Restroom trailers typically offer more amenities than porta-potties, like running water and air conditioning. They're also typically more comfortable, with larger stalls and more privacy.
noun,plural dron·gos. Australian Slang. a stupid or slow-witted person; simpleton.
Former Bachelor contestant Brittany Hockley shared on her podcast there are secret codes people use to show they're looking for love or even open to swinging. Apparently, if you have a bunch of bananas in the top part of your cart, and they are upside down so the curve goes up, it means you are single and available.
nounSlang. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages to excess; a heavy drinker.