dunny

[ duhn-ee ]
noun,plural dun·nies.Australian Slang.

  1. an outside privy; outhouse.

Origin of dunny

1
1780–90; shortening of earlier dial. and criminal argot dunnekin outhouse, of obscure origin

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British Dictionary definitions for dunny

dunny

/ (ˈdʌnɪ) /

nounplural -nies

  1. Scot dialect a cellar or basement

  2. dialect another word for dunnakin

  1. Australian and NZ informal

    • an outside lavatory

    • (as modifier): a dunny roll; a dunny seat

Origin of dunny

1
C20: of obscure origin; but see dunnakin

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