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throne

throne

6 7.8
An informal joking word for a toilet
  • noun
  • /θroʊn/
  • Slang
: retrete
  • -Get on the throne now!

Examples

  • "See you on the throne," Wulfrith called over his shoulder as he slipped out the door.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • You're sitting on the throne.

  • The only throne I want her sitting on is the one I have to clean every day.

  • I do know that some men like to sit on the 'throne' for extended periods.

    Blog text (17)
  • I'd be on the throne right now if I hadn't been snaked out of my title by the Corsican.

  • I had to do something to amuse myself while this one sat on the throne for hours dealing with his irritable bowel syndrome.

  • I spent a long time reading on the throne this morning.

  • After a big meal, I always need some time on the throne.

  • He joked that the throne was his favorite place in the house.

Synonyms

toilet
vsthrone
706 1.0

A large bowl in a bathroom that you sit on to pee or poo

is a humorous, informal label used instead of the neutral technical term
crapper
vsthrone
  • NSFW
19 9.9

A toilet in informal speech

is used more jokingly and playfully than plain informal naming
stool
vsthrone
  • NSFW
14 6.8

A bathroom seat people use to pass waste from their body

is a lighthearted joking expression rather than the technical fixture name
commode
vsthrone
  • US
13 5.5

A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom

is a jokey or playful name rather than the formal fixture term
can
vsthrone
  • Slang
11 9.6

A casual word for a toilet

is a humorous or playful expression rather than plain slang
privy
vsthrone
  • Archaic
4 9.9

A small outdoor toilet in a separate building

is a playful indoor word not the outdoor small building sense
water closet
vsthrone
  • Archaic
4 6.1

A small room with a toilet for people to use

is more playful and humorous than that older formal British usage

Idioms

3 8.2

A person who secretly controls a leader from behind the scenes

To become king or queen of a country and rule

Compounds

9 4.6

A large formal room in a palace where a king or queen sits for ceremonies

A famous gold throne used by Mughal emperors in India, richly decorated

throne sniffer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who flatters people in charge to gain favor

A special chair where a bishop sits during church services in a cathedral

Surface Forms

throne singular
thrones plural

Etymology

Throne is sometimes a joking name for a toilet because it is, after all, a seat; the Greek root thronos means 'seat', so thinking of the toilet as a 'royal seat' is a helpful memory image.