biffy

Backyard privy building

Biffy is informal, somewhat dated slang for a toilet or bathroom, especially an outhouse or portable toilet.

The word has a folksy, rural quality: The biffy's out back if you need it.

Common in parts of the American Midwest and Canada.

outhouse

latrine

Basic outdoor toilet

john · loo · thunderbox · dunny · long drop · composting toilet · earth closet · portable toilet · honey bucket · camp toilet

slang

bathroom

Room for hygiene

washroom · loo · john · can · head · facilities · powder room · commode · WC · convenience

canadian

cottage

Small rural home

wilderness · camping · outdoors · bush · backcountry · colloquial · informal · regional · dialect · vernacular

Opposites
indoor vs. outdoor facilities

biffywater closet

Room containing a toilet

lavatory · powder room · loo · flush toilet · en suite

primitive vs. modern sanitation

biffyflush toilet

Plumbed waste disposal bowl

spa bathroom · bidet · smart toilet · hotel bathroom

Family

biff, biffed, biffing, biffs

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G