Definition of dunny in English:

dunny

nounPlural dunnies ˈdʌni

1Scottish An underground passage or cellar, especially in a tenement.
〈苏格兰〉地下通道；地下室
2Australian NZ informal A toilet.
〈非正式，主澳/新西兰〉茅坑，茅厕
Example sentencesExamples
- Sarah's dad was already getting bumblebee socks for Christmas, but now he was also to receive a terracotta dunny.
- When she turned to walk back up the short sand beach to the dunny, it was as if she was walking on the moon.
- But it was also a rubbish dump because there were no municipal garbage collections or anything like, that you had to deposit the stuff somewhere and the dunny was the best place for it.
- The city is 15 feet below sea level and so they bury everyone above the ground in these little huts that look like dunnies.
- Despite a degree of reticence from some parts of the Aussie media, tickets for yesterday's showdown were harder to come by than a dunny in the bush (as they say in these parts).
- Incidentally, if you're on the train direct from Jolimont to Flinders St (not going through the loop), you can actually see the dunnies from the train window if you know where to look.
- The museum is filled with trivia about the world of the toilet, otherwise known as the commode, bog, loo, dunny, convenience, privy, hiding hall, john, private chapel and necessary room.
- Whether using sculpture, collage, painting or drawing, the students' works are fresh and colourful - ranging from a picture of a desert made with sand and gum leaves to a depiction of an outback dunny made from old wood and cotton balls.
- We arrived at the toilet cubicle which was a run-down little shack made of bricks, with a smaller room the size of an outhouse in which was the actual dunny.
- This outstanding initiative, brought to cross-legged and desperate Aussies by the superbly-named National Continence Management Strategy, is claimed to enable bursting bladders to locate the nearest dunny right down to the metre.
- Everything from tissues for our noses to our duvets in our tents has the tacky but tasteful print, my favourite being the synthetic leopard skin cover on the dunny.
- The designer dunny incorporates a voice-activated seat and autoflush, but also boasts the ability to monitor stools and urine for potential health problems.
- I didn't quite catch all the lyrics myself, but if you just mumble it and think patriotic thoughts (Vegemite, outdoor dunnies, koalas) you should be right.
- Now it is no more than a pathetic and abjectly partisan rag, not even worthy of tearing up and hanging in the outside dunny.
- Organisers will surprise the drivers with a wide range of ‘targets’ including caravans, garbage bins and even the odd outdoor dunny.
- It's becoming easier to ‘live Green’ all the time, and that doesn't just mean taking the bus, not flushing the dunny and rolling your own cigarettes.
- These were communal dunnies so every now and then someone would open the door, loudly sniff the air and promptly scarper.
- The resultant cross of biology and art was also turned into a science museum where tour guides refused to tell you where the nearest dunny was and small pamphlets for coming attractions were handed out.
- A lot of people would prefer a Hamilton bathroom to a West Coast dunny, but I like the dunny.
- My mother said to eat it outside so I dug a hole in the soft dirt behind the dunny and buried it.
Synonyms
lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes

Origin

Early 19th century (in the sense 'dung'): from dialect dunnekin 'privy', probably from dung + archaic slang ken 'house'. sense 1 is perhaps a different word.

Rhymes

bunny, funny, gunny, honey, money, runny, sonny, sunny, tunny

词汇	dunny
释义	Definition of dunny in English: dunny nounPlural dunnies ˈdʌni 1Scottish An underground passage or cellar, especially in a tenement. 〈苏格兰〉地下通道；地下室 2Australian NZ informal A toilet. 〈非正式，主澳/新西兰〉茅坑，茅厕 Example sentencesExamples Sarah's dad was already getting bumblebee socks for Christmas, but now he was also to receive a terracotta dunny. When she turned to walk back up the short sand beach to the dunny, it was as if she was walking on the moon. But it was also a rubbish dump because there were no municipal garbage collections or anything like, that you had to deposit the stuff somewhere and the dunny was the best place for it. The city is 15 feet below sea level and so they bury everyone above the ground in these little huts that look like dunnies. Despite a degree of reticence from some parts of the Aussie media, tickets for yesterday's showdown were harder to come by than a dunny in the bush (as they say in these parts). Incidentally, if you're on the train direct from Jolimont to Flinders St (not going through the loop), you can actually see the dunnies from the train window if you know where to look. The museum is filled with trivia about the world of the toilet, otherwise known as the commode, bog, loo, dunny, convenience, privy, hiding hall, john, private chapel and necessary room. Whether using sculpture, collage, painting or drawing, the students' works are fresh and colourful - ranging from a picture of a desert made with sand and gum leaves to a depiction of an outback dunny made from old wood and cotton balls. We arrived at the toilet cubicle which was a run-down little shack made of bricks, with a smaller room the size of an outhouse in which was the actual dunny. This outstanding initiative, brought to cross-legged and desperate Aussies by the superbly-named National Continence Management Strategy, is claimed to enable bursting bladders to locate the nearest dunny right down to the metre. Everything from tissues for our noses to our duvets in our tents has the tacky but tasteful print, my favourite being the synthetic leopard skin cover on the dunny. The designer dunny incorporates a voice-activated seat and autoflush, but also boasts the ability to monitor stools and urine for potential health problems. I didn't quite catch all the lyrics myself, but if you just mumble it and think patriotic thoughts (Vegemite, outdoor dunnies, koalas) you should be right. Now it is no more than a pathetic and abjectly partisan rag, not even worthy of tearing up and hanging in the outside dunny. Organisers will surprise the drivers with a wide range of ‘targets’ including caravans, garbage bins and even the odd outdoor dunny. It's becoming easier to ‘live Green’ all the time, and that doesn't just mean taking the bus, not flushing the dunny and rolling your own cigarettes. These were communal dunnies so every now and then someone would open the door, loudly sniff the air and promptly scarper. The resultant cross of biology and art was also turned into a science museum where tour guides refused to tell you where the nearest dunny was and small pamphlets for coming attractions were handed out. A lot of people would prefer a Hamilton bathroom to a West Coast dunny, but I like the dunny. My mother said to eat it outside so I dug a hole in the soft dirt behind the dunny and buried it. Synonyms lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes Origin Early 19th century (in the sense 'dung'): from dialect dunnekin 'privy', probably from dung + archaic slang ken 'house'. sense 1 is perhaps a different word. Rhymes bunny, funny, gunny, honey, money, runny, sonny, sunny, tunny
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