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khazi

UK/ˈkɑːzi/

khazi noun: an outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.

Noun

khazi (plural khazis)

  1. (UK, slang) An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
    • Carsey,... a w.c.1961, Eric Partridge, Dictionary of Slang, page 1029
    • You made a real thorough search? Everywhere? Outhouses, karzey, the lot?1968, T.E.B. Clarke, chapter XIII, in Trail of Serpent, page 122
    Synonyms:
    bathroom
  2. (UK, slang) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation (also figurative).
    • Well, that plan's down the khazi.
    • Have you seen the carsy? Just a bucket with a seat on top.1967, J. Burke, chapter V, in Till Death Us Do Part, page 84
    Synonyms:
    toilet

Synonyms of khazi

Forms of khazi

pluralkhazis
alternative formcarsey
alternative formcarsy
alternative formkarsey
alternative formkarsy
alternative formkarzey
alternative formkarzy
alternative formkarzi
alternative formkazi

Origin of khazi

Variant of carsey, from euphemistic Cockney corruption of Italian casa (“house”), possibly via Polari and Sabir.

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Questions about khazi

What does khazi mean?
Khazi means an outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
What part of speech is khazi?
Khazi is a noun.
How do you pronounce khazi?
Khazi is pronounced /ˈkɑːzi/ (UK).
What is the plural of khazi?
The plural of khazi is khazis.

Words near khazi in the dictionary

  1. Khazarians
  2. Khazars
  3. khazer
  4. khazeray
  5. khazers
  6. khazi
  7. khazis
  8. Khazoyan
  9. Khazoyans
  10. Khe Sanh
  11. Khebisa

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