as in outhouse
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Noun
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These bathrooms were basically outhouses — and they were lined up side-to-side.—
Araceli Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Centuries ago, before indoor plumbing, people would use outhouses separate from their homes.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The upside for the league is that major transfers are not just the privy of a select few clubs.—
Peter Rutzler,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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But it could actually only be used by up to 40 people at a time – each side of the privy is lined with around 20 holes.—
Emiko Jozuka,
CNN,
19 Oct. 2022
Noun
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Not a single john was named in the conspiracy, despite there likely being hundreds.—
Anita ChabriaColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Oct. 2022
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The forced execution of Flora by Joanie behind closed whorehouse doors evokes Trixie’s murder of an abusive john in the pilot (his corpse becoming pig chow).—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2021
Noun
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One technique involved emptying the water from the toilets in their cells, then shouting through the commode, where they could be heard by other inmates.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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For example, the last couture collection of late German designer Karl Lagerfeld is reminiscent of a blue and white lacquered commode from the 18th century, Gabet tells Vogue.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Jakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jakes. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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