boghouse

Rustic outdoor toilet

Boghouse is British slang for a toilet or outhouse.

The term is crude and old-fashioned, largely replaced by other slang like "loo" or "lavatory." Bog alone carries the same meaning: I'm off to the bog.

slang

loo

British slang for toilet

  • johnInformal toilet term
  • crapperVulgar toilet term
  • canCylindrical metal container

head · thunderbox · privy · dunny · throne · potty · po · ajax · smallest room

outhouse

privy

Outdoor toilet; informed

biffy · shithouse · cesspit · nightsoil · honey bucket · lime pit

British

lavatory

Room for bodily relief

ladies · public convenience · cloakroom · powder room · facilities · ablutions · spend a penny · cottage · public toilets · Victorian

historical

garderobe

Medieval castle toilet

medieval · Tudor · Victorian · castle · cesspool · midden · bedpan · night soil · servants

Opposites
facility quality/sophistication

boghousespa bathroom

Luxurious personal bathing room

powder room · en suite · master bath · water closet · lavatory

sanitation technology

boghouseflush toilet

Plumbed waste disposal bowl

water closet · indoor plumbing · bidet · smart toilet

Family

bog, house, bogs, boggy, bogged, bogging, houses, housed, housing

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