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The other day, working behind the bar I realized there were quite a few synonyms for the word 'toilet'. Some were quite common, some I'd never heard of but what do you call a toilet? Do you have strange names for them in countries other than the UK?

You thought of that while you were working behind the bar? o.O

Remind me to never go drinking where you work.

You thought of that while you were working behind the bar? o.O

Remind me to never go drinking where you work.

Because I'm underage I have to clean glasses all day and therefore cannot serve, or drink, drinks. It gets very annoying because I'm 6ft 3 and people think I'm 18 years old. It was also quite late and I was starting to nod off.

If you chose 'other' please specify what you call it.

In Australia it's an outhouse. :p

We call it the 'Jacks'

I call the Toilet Ma'am.:eek:
No seriously i call it Toilet but Frenchified like Toilay.
So it with me Toy-Lay.

It depends which language i'm talking in, but in english its just toilet

Toilet, all the way. :O

The Can.

The bathroom?

Crapper.

Never have a quasi-inventor AND the process the invention aided been so perfectly and serendipitously mated.

I'll occasionally use "privy" when I'm feeling saucy.

Also, I find myself referring to the action rather than the room:

Take a:

whiz
piss
shit
dump

Or, more colorfully:

bleed the lizard
drain the main vein

hang a rat
pinch a loaf

Or:

my back teeth are floatin'

I got a turtle head pokin' out...(right on, Fat Bastard!)

I guess I'm just a fan of the colorful metaphor.

Also, I find myself referring to the action rather than the room:

-snip-

I guess I'm just a fan of the colorful metaphor.
No shit? :p

I generally refer to the action as well - my favourite is 'Prince Krak is getting angry', which is a reference to a visit to Krakow last year.

In Australia it's an outhouse. :p
dunny? haha awesome word :p

i call it the bog usually, unless i'm making an effort in which case its the 'toilet'

Usually "toilet"

The bathroom?
That's a bit messy isn't it?:p

No shit? :p

I generally refer to the action as well - my favourite is 'Prince Krak is getting angry', which is a reference to a visit to Krakow last year.
LMFAO!

Touche!

Wc.

the bathroom
not so direct, i am

The bathroom?I've never quite understood this development in the English language, given that one does not usually bathe when carrying out toiletry functions.

On the other hand, I often call it 'the bog', and I'm not digging for peat when I need to piss/shit :p

I still call it the latrine sometimes. Damned Army. Other than that I call it the shitter or crapper. I call it the bathroom when I'm talking to my grandmother.

I've never quite understood this development in the English language, given that one does not usually bathe when carrying out toiletry functions.

On the other hand, I often call it 'the bog', and I'm not digging for peat when I need to piss/shit :p
I thought it was 'An American Thing' TM and Planes use it so as not to offend them.

I've heard the toilet being refered to as "The Throne", but I don't use that. I usually refer to it as a toilet or shithouse, although when I'm in the mood to sound pompous and sophisticated (which I am far from being), I'll refer to it as the Toilette (pronounced twah-lette):p

Much like the guy with the latrine, I find myself referring to the 'head' from my days in the Marine Corps.

Head does have an interesting etymology, or is it entomology? They do draw flies, so maybe both work. Anyhow, it turns out that the facilities were usually located at the head of the ship. Sailing ships usually had the wind coming from the aft, so the unpleasantness was carried away from the ship.

"The Phelps".

Much like the guy with the latrine, I find myself referring to the 'head' from my days in the Marine Corps.

Head does have an interesting etymology, or is it entomology? They do draw flies, so maybe both work. Anyhow, it turns out that the facilities were usually located at the head of the ship. Sailing ships usually had the wind coming from the aft, so the unpleasantness was carried away from the ship.

Wouldn't it just be easier to go over the side? o.0

Those crazy Pirates.

Never heard of 'the smallest chamber'?

Toilet, or "The jacks"

many people here in the states refer to it as the room itself, 'bathroom' or 'restroom' (if in public). At least, here in the northwest. It might be a regional term, though. Guys tend to say things like "I have to take a piss" instead of referring to where they are going.

clear out the dungeon

drain the lizard

use the bathroom

I've never quite understood this development in the English language, given that one does not usually bathe when carrying out toiletry functions.

In many countries the bath and toilet are in the same room.

I usually call it a "toilet", but "shit receptical", "dump collector", and "log depository" are good ones, too.

The other day, working behind the bar I realized there were quite a few synonyms for the word 'toilet'. Some were quite common, some I'd never heard of but what do you call a toilet? Do you have strange names for them in countries other than the UK?

Of course "Shitter" can also be used as a synonym for the anal passageway, as in my brothers favourite bad one-liner:-

"I took my wife up the shitter the other night...what an awful name for a pub"

The other day, working behind the bar I realized there were quite a few synonyms for the word 'toilet'. Some were quite common, some I'd never heard of but what do you call a toilet? Do you have strange names for them in countries other than the UK?
LOL! Uh ... the bathroom? Heh!

Of course, there is the unforunate effect of having to deal with children all the time: "go potty"

In many countries the bath and toilet are in the same room.Indeed, but then why can't the reverse work as well? "I'm going to the toilet room" when you're going for a bath. Besides, I see that public toilets in some countries are often referred to as "bathrooms", though I've never seen a bath in any of them. Also, I've heard people use phrases such as "the dog went to the bathroom on the living room carpet" - interesting that dogs can be in two places at once :p

Of course, there is the unforunate effect of having to deal with children all the time: "go potty"

I always thought it was funny when my dad asked me if "I needed to go potty". I always said "I need to go to the bathroom", or "I need to take a whiz". I guess it was kind of odd to hear a three-year-old say "whiz", but then I was never quite "normal". :p

cloakroom i swhat my mum calls the downstairs loo, why i dont know

cloakroom i swhat my mum calls the downstairs loo, why i dont know

People are funny in Chepstow, aren't they?

i'm around small children a lot, and they like to call it potty. sadly, the lingo has rubbed off on me.

One strange person I knew called it the escape pod. Cos that's where he went for an evacuation.:rolleyes:

We call it the 'Jacks'

We do too. It's a pity you can't do multiple selections, because I would've also chosen 'the bog'. That's very Irish seeing as my city is built on one...:p

On another note, do other people use the 'restroom'?

We do too. It's a pity you can't do multiple selections, because I would've also chosen 'the bog'. That's very Irish seeing as my city is built on one...:p

On another note, do other people use the 'restroom'?
No...but I do use the toilet to have rest. I frequently read the paper while taking a crap.

One strange person I knew called it the escape pod. Cos that's where he went for an evacuation.:rolleyes:
LOL! :D

I never knew many names for toilets except:
Toilet
John
and Lavatory.

One strange person I knew called it the escape pod. Cos that's where he went for an evacuation.:rolleyes:

That's gold, Jerry, gold!

Wouldn't it just be easier to go over the side? o.0

Those crazy Pirates.
That was pretty much the case. Imagine a three or four-holer hanging out over the deck edge.

Toilet. I only refer to it as the dunny in a joking sense (or when it actually is a pit toilet, like they have in a lot of National Parks).

Snyrtling.

Snyrtling.
Care to explain?

Care to explain?
Not really, but I will say that it comes from Iceland.

bathroom, or 10-1(00) if I'm working (sooooo dorky...)

Not really, but I will say that it comes from Iceland.
Right. Well. Googling didn't come up with anything. A Yahoo search came up with this though: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10361062&postcount=8
Which, to be fair, doesn't help much. Seeing as it's posted by you.

It's funny how these names come about. Mostly I just call it the toilet, but the other name that seems to get used around here is 'The Wintering Room'.

It dates back to a Fantasy RP, where our group was trying to decide where to stay for the winter. In the middle of the discussion, one of our players stood up with the declaration, "Well, I'm going to winter in the toilet!" and promptly disappeared for half an hour.

It just sort of stuck after that.

l call it a toilet. What else would it be called? I've met a few who call it the Crapper, but... its a toilet.

Which, to be fair, doesn't help much. Seeing as it's posted by you.
The intention was to post in my local dialects, its not an aid to help me explain 'snyrting' and why I say it. Its a sign on a bathroom door in Uppsala. I thought it was a cool word for 'toilet' and started saying it. Turns out, I haven't really been saying the word. Looks like I threw in a letter. Anyhow:
BINGO (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/IcelOnline/IcelOnline.TEId-idx?type=simple&size=First+100&rgn=lemma&q1=snyrting)!

The piece of plumbing is a toilet; the room is a washroom or bathroom.

The piece of plumbing is a toilet; the room is a washroom or bathroom.

Well you have to include the toilet itself. Not just the pipes.

http://members.aol.com/djadamson2/toilet.jpg

The Facilities.

dunny? haha awesome word :p

i call it the bog usually, unless i'm making an effort in which case its the 'toilet'

Yup, dunny is extremely common around Australia. It seems to be one of those Aussie words that won't die. "Loo" is also common.

I personally prefer dunny.

We tend to call "restrooms" at most places the toilets, though.

No matter what I call it, it never comes to me, so whats the point?

The intention was to post in my local dialects, its not an aid to help me explain 'snyrting' and why I say it. Its a sign on a bathroom door in Uppsala. I thought it was a cool word for 'toilet' and started saying it. Turns out, I haven't really been saying the word. Looks like I threw in a letter. Anyhow:
BINGO (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/IcelOnline/IcelOnline.TEId-idx?type=simple&size=First+100&rgn=lemma&q1=snyrting)!
Aha. That is quite a cool word, actually. I'll probably start to say 'I'm going snyrting' whenever I go to the can.