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brasco

British  
/ ˈbræskəʊ /

noun

  1. slang a lavatory

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brasco

from a toilet manufacturer named Brass Co

Example Sentences

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The irony is that Pacino did several worthier turns after his Oscar win: “The Insider,” “Donnie Brasco,” even “Glengarry Glen Ross” from the same year, 1992, is better: the definitive Ricky Roma.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Donnie Brasco” and “Thelma & Louise” star added that DeAnna Madsen, with whom he shares two other adult children, “significantly contributed” to his personal issues as well.

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh, I am. I’m up on your bankruptcy too, sir,” De Brasco said with a smile, listening politely until he finally stuck a fork in Lindell with, “So your source is ‘Trust Me, Bro’?

From Salon

When Lindell blabbed out one anecdote about a “friend,” he wasn’t prepared for De Brasco to ask for that friend’s last name, which Lindell refused to provide.

From Salon

Heche, whose films included “Donnie Brasco” and “Wag the Dog,” died Aug. 14 at age 53 after a car crash in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times