[1780–90; shortening of earlier dial. and criminal argot dunnekin outhouse, of obscure orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, ego, rosette, seep, vampire bat
Examples of 'dunny' in a sentence
dunny
No one wants to flush the dunny.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Next door is the rudimentary bathroom, with another bowl resting on a small set of shelves and a tin 'dunny'.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The seating is all new - but the famous jungle shower and dunny are still there.
The Sun (2010)
Synonyms of 'dunny'
toilet, lavatory, bathroom, loo
More Synonyms of dunny
(noun)
Definition
a toilet
(Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned, informal)
people who don't wash their hands after using the dunny
Synonyms
toilet
They took a break so he could go to the toilet.
lavatory
a public lavatory
bathroom
She had gone to use the bathroom.
loo (British, informal)
W.C.
bog (slang)
I'm reading it on the bog.
Gents or Ladies
can (US, Canadian, slang)
john (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
head(s) (nautical, slang)
throne (informal)
closet
privy (obsolete)
an outside privy
cloakroom (British)
urinal
latrine
washroom
powder room
To the left of the hall was a powder room.
crapper (vulgar, slang)
water closet
khazi (slang)
pissoir (French)
little boy's room or little girl's room (informal)
(public) convenience
bogger (Australian, slang)
brasco (Australian, slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bathroom
Definition
a toilet
She had gone to use the bathroom.
Synonyms
lavatory,
toilet,
loo (British, informal),
washroom,
can (US, Canadian, slang),
john (slang, US, Canadian),
head(s) (slang),
shower,
convenience (British),
bog (slang),
bogger (Australian, slang),
brasco (Australian, slang),
privy,
cloakroom (British),
latrine,
rest room,
powder room,
crapper (taboo, slang),
dunny (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned),
water closet,
khazi (slang),
comfort station (US),
pissoir,
Gents or Ladies,
little boy's room or little girl's room (informal),
(public) convenience,
W.C.,
BR
in the sense of bog
Definition
a toilet
I'm reading it on the bog.
Synonyms
lavatory,
toilet,
loo (British, informal),
can (US, Canadian, slang),
john (slang, US, Canadian),
bogger (Australian, slang),
brasco (Australian, slang),
throne (informal),
privy,
latrine,
crapper (taboo, slang),
khazi (slang),
W.C.
in the sense of lavatory
a public lavatory
Synonyms
toilet,
bathroom,
loo (British, informal),
bog (slang),
can (US, Canadian, slang),
john (slang, US, Canadian),
head(s) (slang),
throne (informal),
closet,
privy (obsolete),
cloakroom (British),
urinal,
latrine,
washroom,
powder room,
ablutions (informal),
crapper (vulgar, slang),
water closet,
khazi (slang),
pissoir,
Gents or Ladies,
little boy's room or little girl's room (informal),
(public) convenience,
W.C.,
dunny (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned, informal),