new dunny
- noun
- Slang
:
nuevo baño
- There's a new dunny behind the main hall if you need it.
Examples
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We were all relieved when the new dunny was finished after weeks without one.
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The builders finished the new dunny last week.
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The campground invested in a new dunny to improve its facilities.
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Have you seen the new dunnies at the park?
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The campground invested in a new dunny to improve its facilities.
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There's a new dunny behind the main hall if you need it.
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We were all relieved when the new dunny was finished after weeks without one.
Synonyms
39
8.5
A small room with a toilet that people use to pee or poo
29
9.9
A toilet in informal speech
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6.1
A small room with a toilet for people to use
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9.9
An outdoor toilet often in a small building behind a house
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9.9
A slang word for a simple outdoor toilet often found at campsites or gas stations
How New
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'new' (recently made) directly modifies the noun 'dunny' (toilet), so the phrase simply means 'a newly made or installed toilet.' This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition following regular English patterns (even if 'dunny' is dialectal), so a B1 learner who knows both words will immediately understand the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase new dunny comes from old country talk where a dunny was a small outdoor toilet or wooden hut on a farm. That's why new dunny now means 'a newly built or installed toilet'.