lav
3
8.4
- noun
- /læv/
- UK
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- She quickly ran to the lav as she couldn't wait any longer.
Examples
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I wouldn't use that lav... uh, bathroom for a bit.
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- Harry, you mind taking over while I hit the lav?
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Where does she go to the lav? - I told you.
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It's only because people were coming in and using the lav that we found out there was a problem.
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Where does she go to the lav?
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Jerry wants to use the lav; he says it's urgent.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sarge, Jerry wants to use the lav.
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Get up and use the lav when the flight attendants are in the aisle trying to serve snacks and drinks.
Blog text (16) -
I was blessed with a nurse's bladder, so I've never had to use the lav on a plane.
Blog text (16) -
As soon as we hit altitude, usually before they even turn off the seatbelt light, when two-thirds of the passengers all leap to their feet and beat a path to the lav.
Blog text (16)
Synonyms
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1.0
A room in a house with a toilet, sink, and a bath or shower
275
1.0
A small room with a bowl and sink where people go to pee or poo
182
9.6
A casual word for a toilet
133
1.0
A public room with toilets and sinks for people to use
39
8.5
A small room with a toilet that people use to pee or poo
36
8.4
A room with a toilet that people use to go to the bathroom
20
1.0
A room with toilets and sinks, often in a public building
19
2.0
A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands
18
2.8
A small bathroom for women in public places or for guests at home
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6.1
A small room with a toilet for people to use
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1.0
A small room with a toilet for people to use
A small room with a toilet in public places
A small private room for using the toilet
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lav is a short form of lavatory, which comes from the Latin lavare meaning 'to wash'. So a lav was originally a place for washing, and today we use it to mean a bathroom or toilet.