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toilet

toi·let

UK/ˈtɔɪ.lət/ US/ˈtɔɪ.lɪt/ common uk

noun

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2.
3.

misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

  • “his career was in the gutter”
  • “all that work went down the sewer”
  • “pensions are in the toilet”
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4.

the act of dressing and preparing yourself

  • “he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast”
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Origin

From Middle French toilette, diminutive of toile (“cloth”), from their use to protect clothing while shaving or arranging hair. From its use as a private room, toilet came to refer euphemistically to lavatories and then to its fixtures, beginning in the United States in the late 19th century.

Phrases

  • aural toilet
  • down the toilet
  • ear toilet
  • flushing toilet
  • flying toilet
  • go down the toilet
  • go to the toilet
  • go toilet

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