豪キャブラリー:What ‘Dunny’ Means In Strine

Pronunciation /ˈdʌn.i/ (ダニー)
Part of Speech noun
English Definition

A toilet, especially an outdoor or old-fashioned outhouse toilet.

Japanese Translation

トイレ(特に屋外の便所)

Japanese Explanation

家の外にある古い便所を指す言葉で、くだけた言い方としてトイレ全般にも使われます。少し古風で素朴な響きがあります。


Origin

Believed to come from British dialect dunnakin or dunniken, an earlier word for a privy.


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