dunny

American  

[duhn-ee] / ˈdʌn i /

noun

Australian Slang.

plural

dunnies

1. an outside privy; outhouse.

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dunny British  

/ ˈdʌnɪ /

noun

1. dialect a cellar or basement

2. dialect another word for dunnakin

3. informal

   1. an outside lavatory

   2. ( as modifier )

      a dunny roll

      a dunny seat

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Etymology

Origin of dunny

1780–90; shortening of earlier dial. and criminal argot dunnekin outhouse, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Well, the dunny is now the privy.

From BBC

How can you stir the pasta while on the dunny with all that glass in the way?

From The Guardian

Australian English is rich in its descriptions of worthless men: as useful as tits on a bull, a dry thunderstorm, a third armpit, a glass door on a dunny, a pocket on a singlet, an ashtray on a motorbike, a submarine with screen doors, a roo-bar on a skateboard.

From The Guardian

As a Blackburn Rovers fan, Dunny is my favourite ever footballer, mainly because he was born in the town, and brought some real style and flair to our side in the early 2000s.

From The Guardian

I laugh every time remembering Dunny doing the crying eyes celebration in front of the Burnley fans at full-time.

From The Guardian