Words & TermsEveryday life
dunny
A toilet, especially historically an outdoor toilet.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “dunny” means a toilet, especially historically an outdoor toilet.
Where it came from
Dunny is a core Australian colloquial word with a long local history and continuing recognition.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established