loo

Examples

• All

• Where's the nearest loo, mate?

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

• The loo is through this door here.

  Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)

• The line to go into the loo is so long.

• Jump in the shower before your dad needs the loo.

  By Deception (2022)

• My father is up all night going to the loo, which keeps both him and my mother awake.

  Academic text (2012)

• I have to admit I went to the loo on a flight last year in my socks.

  Blog text (16)

• Do you need the loo, Bridget?

  Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

• During the brief interval between games, we took turns visiting the loo and stretching our legs, as usual.

  Academic text (2007)

• I always liked the tale of Winston's visit to the loo at the House of Commons.

  Blog text (10)

• Can I use your loo before we go out?

Synonyms

C

closet

vsloo

• Archaic

30 8.0

A small room with a toilet in older British houses

is the modern informal British word used instead of that older term

C

crapper

vsloo

• NSFW

29 9.9

A toilet in informal speech

is the neutral everyday British word used in ordinary contexts

W

water closet

vsloo

• Archaic

3 6.1

A small room with a toilet for people to use

is the common informal British word used instead of that older term

L

lav

vsloo

• UK

3 8.4

A room with a toilet and sink

refers to a single room for washing or toilet use rather than a whole building

D

dunny

vsloo

• Slang

1 9.9

An outdoor toilet often in a small building behind a house

is the general British word used for any indoor bathroom or restroom

W

W.C.

vsloo

• UK

4.5

A small room with a toilet in public places

is the usual informal British name for the same facility

Surface Forms

Etymology