What is the Australian word for toilet?

Dunny is Australian/New Zealand slang for a toilet.

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Why do Aussies call toilets dunnies?

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'.

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Is Toot slang for toilet in Australia?

Other definitions for toot (3 of 4)

noun Australian Informal. lavatory; toilet.

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Why do Australians say loo?

Loo is an Anglicisation in speech of French l'eau (water). The term was originally an euphemistic allusion to the chamberpot.

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What is the Aboriginal word for toilet?

The word Djilawa (meaning toilet) has been included on all their bathroom doors.

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How to Say "Toilet" | Australian Slang

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What does wee wee mean in Australia?

wee in British English

(wiː ) British, Australian and New Zealand informal. noun. 1. a. the act or an instance of urinating.

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What is a crapper Aussie slang?

Crapper is slang term for a toilet.

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What is Australian slang for diaper?

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 do Australians call flip flops?

The shoe known in Australia as a "thong" is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world. Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.

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What do Aussies call cigarettes?

Durry = Cigarette

Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.

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What is Aussie slang for bed roll?

The Australian Swag, as defined in the past, is a portable sleeping unit. It is normally a bundle of belongings rolled in a traditional fashion to be carried by a foot traveler in the bush.

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What do Aussies call a cool box?

Esky is a brand of portable coolers, originally Australian, derived from the word "Eskimo". 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".

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Do Aussies say undies?

Aussie slang is full of alternative words for our trousers and underwear. Reginalds or Reg Grundies are rhyming slang for undies, while bloomers are known as bum shorts in Queensland, and scungies in New South Wales and the ACT.

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What do Aussies call ketchup?

That being said, let's start with something most of us will probably have sitting in the fridge or pantry: ketchup. Ketchup is underrated. We call it tomato sauce in Australia. Or just “sauce”.

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What do Australians call a couch?

A: Ah, well, the main two players worldwide are “couch” and “sofa”. Sofa is more common in Britain, while couch is preferred in North America, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

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What do they call lunch in Australia?

Contributor's comments: In Central Qld we still call Lunch "Dinner" and Dinner "Tea". Also, morning and afternoon tea is "Smoko". Contributor's comments: This was the same for me growing up in the sixties in SW WA.

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What do Aussies call sandwiches?

sanger. A sandwich. Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich. Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.

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What is the Australian word for drunk?

Munted (mun-ted) / Drunk

A colourful adjective used to describe a state of inebriation when someone has indulged in one too many frothies, also known as being pissed, legless, blind, or as full as the back of a plumber's ute.

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What is Melbourne slang for vomit?

Aussie Word of the Week

Chuck means, among other things, to vomit, as in he chucked up on my carpet! Lovely.

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How do Aussies say hello?

The most common verbal greeting is a simple “Hey”, “Hello”, or “Hi”. Some people may use Australian slang and say “G'day” or “G'day mate”. However, this is less common in cities. Many Australians greet by saying “Hey, how are you?”.

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What do Aboriginals call mum?

Pap(a) is also found as 'mother', mainly in Victoria. Other kinship roots (for grandparents) have been shown to have a split distribution with one root dominating in the east and one in the west for what is apparently a single proto-meaning.

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What is a fancy word for toilet?

Latrine. The word Latrine has its roots in both Latin and French. It comes from the Latin word for wash, 'lavare'. Over time, this Latin word evolved into 'lavatrina' which was then shortened to 'latrina' before eventually becoming 'latrine' courtesy of the French people in the mid-1600s.

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Why is a toilet called a John?

The name “John” was later derived from “Jake” and “Jack.” Secondly but most notable amongst historians, John was the name of the first man credited with inventing the first flushing toilet. John Harington was born during the time in which Queen Elizabeth reigned. His mother was a member of the queen's chamber.

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What do Aussies call KFC?

If you're more of a KFC person, then you should head over to the 'Dirty Bird'.

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