Definitions For Dunny

Etymology 1

From {{af, en, dun, t1=dusky brown, -y, t2=forming adjectives of lesser degree}}."", in the Oxford English Dictionary (1897), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Pronunciation

/dʌni/ (audio stream unavailable) {{rhymes, en, ʌni}}

Adjective

{{en-adj, dunnier, sup=dunniest}} somewhat, somewhat dun, dusky brownish.

Etymology 2

Probably from {{af, en, dun, t1=to ring, -y, t2=forming adjectives of lesser degree}}."", in the Oxford English Dictionary (1897).

Adjective

{{en-adj, dunnier, sup=dunniest}} {{label, en, UK, _, dialect}} somewhat, somewhat deaf, hard of hearing. {{label, en, UK, _, dialect, pejorative, _, euphemism}} slow, slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.

Derived terms

dunnily dunniness

Noun

{{en-noun, dunnies}} {{label, en, UK, _, dialect, pejorative, _, euphemism, obsolete}} A dummy, an unintelligent person.

Etymology 3

) in w:walcha, new south wales, wolcha, new south wales, australia]] A clipped form of English cant dunnakin, , outhouse + -y, , forming affectionate diminutives. dunnakin, Dunnakin, dunnekin, etc."Dunnakin" in Humphry T. Potter's New Dictionary of All the Cant and Flash Languages (1790)."Dunegan" in Francis Grose's '. are of uncertain etymology,"", in the Oxford English Dictionary (1972), Oxford: Oxford University Press. but probably from some form of English cant danna, , shit + ken, , pejorative slang for house. The Scottish and North English senses may derive from #etymology 4, etymology 4 below, either under influence from English cant or as its original source.

Noun

{{en-noun, dunnies}} {{label, en, UK, _, slang, obsolete}} Alternate form of danna, nodot=1: shit. From 1859. {{label, en, Australia, _, &, _, New Zealand, _, slang, also, _, dated, _, Scotland, _, &, _, North England, _, slang}} An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. From 1933. {{label, en, Australia, _, &, _, New Zealand, _, slang}} Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet. (Scottish, northern England, slang, dated) A passageway, particularly those connecting an outhouse to the main building.

Alternative forms

danna, dunnee {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Synonyms

outhouse See thesaurus:bathroom toilet See thesaurus:toilet'

Derived terms

dunny can dunny cart dunny man dunny roll

Etymology 4

A clipped form of English dungeon + {{af, en, -y, t1=forming affectionate diminutives}}."", in the Scottish National Dictionary'' (2005), Glasgow: University of Glasgow Press.

Noun

{{en-noun, dunnies}} (Scottish, northern England, slang, dated) A cellar, basement, or underground passage.