dunny

American

[duhn-ee] / ˈdʌn i /

noun

Australian Slang.

an outside privy; outhouse.

dunny British

/ ˈdʌnɪ /

noun

dialect a cellar or basement
dialect another word for dunnakin
informal
1. an outside lavatory
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a dunny roll
  a dunny seat

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

dunnies

plural

Etymology

Origin of dunny

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

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