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The British euphemism "going to the toilet" for pissing/shitting is also a little odd: https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/760afb9b-6723-4206-bfdb-d832a180963c https:/
by kgwgk 5y ago
The British euphemism "going to the toilet" for pissing/shitting is also a little odd: https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/760afb9b-6723-4206-bfdb-d832a180963c https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/760afb9b-6723-4206-bfdb-d832a18...
And toilet itself is a washing-related euphemism like bath or lavatory. It comes from the French word toilette (little piece of cloth).
- GoodbyeMrChips 5y agoOh certainly. A more well spoken person in Britain will always say 'lavatory' instead of 'toilet'. https://theconversation.com/toilet-or-lavatory-how-words-britons-use-betray-national-obsession-with-class-52719 https://theconversation.com/toilet-or-lavatory-how-words-bri...