British slang for a toilet or bathroom, particularly associated with working-class speech or military contexts.
Of uncertain origin, possibly derived from 'donnybrook' (brawl) or corruption of other slang terms. Appears primarily in British military and working-class dialects.
Every culture has funny, informal words for the toilet—'donicker,' 'loo,' 'bog'—and these informal words tell you a lot about a culture's attitudes toward humor and class!
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