dunny

[ duhn-ee ]

noun

, Australian Slang.

, plural dun·nies.

1. an outside privy; outhouse.

dunny

/ ˈdʌnɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a cellar or basement
2. dialect.
   another word for dunnakin
3. informal.
   1. an outside lavatory
   2. ( as modifier )

      a dunny roll

      a dunny seat

Word History and Origins

Origin of dunny¹

1780–90; shortening of earlier dial. and criminal argot dunnekin outhouse, of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of dunny¹

C20: of obscure origin; but see dunnakin

Example Sentences

Well, the dunny is now the privy.

From BBC

How can you stir the pasta while on the dunny with all that glass in the way?

From The Guardian

Australian English is rich in its descriptions of worthless men: as useful as tits on a bull, a dry thunderstorm, a third armpit, a glass door on a dunny, a pocket on a singlet, an ashtray on a motorbike, a submarine with screen doors, a roo-bar on a skateboard.

From The Guardian

I laugh every time remembering Dunny doing the crying eyes celebration in front of the Burnley fans at full-time.

From The Guardian

As a Blackburn Rovers fan, Dunny is my favourite ever footballer, mainly because he was born in the town, and brought some real style and flair to our side in the early 2000s.

From The Guardian