dunnies

Noun (1)

dunny (plural dunnies)

1. (UK, derogatory, dialectal, euphemistic, obsolete) A dummy, an unintelligent person.
   • Should a School-boy do so, he'd be whip'd for a Dunny.1709, British Apollo, Vol. II, No. 29, p. 3

Noun (2)

dunny (plural dunnies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, Scotland, also, dated) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
   • "I've got one of those outside dunnies here, hasn't been emptied for six months and I ran out of sawdust three months ago."1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 106

   Synonyms:

   bathroom

2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet.
   • The dunny was another place to go to get out of class. You got to go there by raising your hand in class and asking Miss if you could go to the lav.2010, Kathleen M. McGinley, Out of the Daydream, page 47

   Synonyms:

   toilet

3. (Northern England, Scotland, dated, slang) A passageway, particularly those connecting an outhouse to the main building.

Noun (3)

dunny (plural dunnies)

1. (Northern England, Scotland, dated, slang) A cellar, basement, or underground passage.

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