What's Cockney for toilet?

Khazi. Another slightly dated alternative word to the toilet, 'khazi' (also spelt karzy, kharsie or carzey) is derived from the low Cockney word 'carsey', meaning a privy. It has its roots in the nineteenth century, but gained popular usage during the twentieth century.

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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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Why do cockneys call a toilet a khazi?

A popular Scouse and Cockney phrase originating in the 19th century, khazi is a corruption of the Italian word casa, meaning house.

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What is toilet called in UK?

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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What is a toilet called in Australia?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.

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How do Brits say bathroom?

This room is commonly known as a "bathroom" in American English, a lavatory or loo in the United Kingdom, a "washroom" in Canadian English, and by many other names across the English-speaking world.

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What is a Jaffa in Cockney?

(slang) An impotent or infertile male.

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What do Cockneys call a kettle?

Kettle and hob = watch

The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.

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What do Scots call the toilet?

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 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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What is a wee Bawbag?

A man's scrotum, or ball sack. Can be used as both a term of affection among friends ("Awrite ya bawbag") as well as an insult (Whit you sayin' ya bawbag? "). Bawbag is a term of endearment in Scotland, according to the Macmillan dictionary.

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What is Scottish kissing?

Noun. Glasgow kiss (plural Glasgow kisses) (Britain, euphemistic, humorous) A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.

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What is Cockney slang for teeth?

Hampstead Heath (plural Hampsteads) (Cockney rhyming slang) teeth.

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What is Cockney for bed?

'Uncle' is used a lot in rhyming slang. Other examples include “Uncle Ben” (ten), “Uncle Fred” (bread) and “Uncle Ned” (bed).

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What do Cockneys call police?

Bluebottle: A British term for policeman that may have derived from Cockney rhyming slang. 'Bottle' is an abbreviation of 'bottle and glass', which is rhyming slang for 'arse'. (See also Bottles).

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What does Doris mean in Cockney?

(Britain, slang) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.

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What does treacle mean in Cockney?

quotations ▼ (Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart). Listen, treacle, this is the last time I'll warn you!

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What is Cockney slang for belly?

"Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word kite (also kyte), a dialect word, originally derived from an Old English word for the womb which, by extension, came to mean the belly.

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What do the British call a shower?

And there is also a small sink in the loo, so we can brush our teeth there if we want. Footnote: Take a bath is American English. In British English we have a bath / shower.

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What is a Dutch kiss?

You start on the right side, then move to the left cheek and finish with a kiss on the right cheek again. Women kiss both women and men while men greet other men with a handshake.

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What is a Swedish kiss?

Puss means 'kiss' in Swedish. But it's a specific type of kiss: usually brief and with a closed mouth, equivalent to English 'peck'. It doesn't have to be romantic or sexual, and you'll hear people say it to their friends and family members as much as, if not more than, to their partners.

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What is an Australian French kiss?

Australian kiss. Giving a girl oral sex. Like a French Kiss, but down under. When you kiss that special lady "down under" and "in the bush", you are giving her an Australian kiss.

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Why do Scots say pish?

Pish. Translation: Urine. However, in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland, it's a common word for something that evokes a negative vibe. For instance, if the score at the football isnae going your way, 'it's a load of pish'.

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What is the Scottish word for fart?

How do you say fart in Scottish? Meaning: broim = fart. Usage: Scottish Gaelic: braim.

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