Jul 4, 2015 · A "lavatory" is a place where you wash your hands, and a "toilet" is a lady's boudoir. Of course, both these terms are used as euphemisms for "craphouse", and in that sense they …

I've always been confused by the terms washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet and toilet room. My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would …

Feb 19, 2012 · I have come across the usage of 'throne' for a lavatory. Is there any special etymology to this? Is it simply because a throne is a seat? Or does the equivalence have any …

Closed 12 years ago. Possible Duplicate: “Washroom”, “restroom”, “bathroom”, “lavatory”, “toilet” or “toilet room” What is the British equivalent of the American 'washroom'? (Besides 'loo', of …

Dec 20, 2015 · Hence, a bath-room, a lavatory; (contextually), a lavatory bowl or pedestal; a room or cubicle containing a lavatory. so depending on the context, it can mean either.

Nov 15, 2018 · I am trying to find out what would be natural terms to refer to the lavatory in the US in the 1950s. I am specifically interested in how a woman who was a teenager at that time in a …

Aug 8, 2011 · Both lavatory and loo are fine, and it's meaningless to talk about which is correct or more correct, IMHO. Interestingly, these terms are quite strong class indicators in the UK: loo …

The way "U/non-U" distinctions meant that upper class people preferred "toilet" (if referring to it at all was necessary) while middle-class people preferred "lavatory" or being euphemistic, along …

Sep 7, 2011 · "John" is sometimes used as slang for a bathroom or a toilet. I'm curious, what is the origin of this usage?

Feb 12, 2020 · A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English (edited by Terence Patrick Dolan) mentions two origins from two different sources: 1. "poss. combination of bang …