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Dunny or dunny can is Australian slang for toilet, either the room or the specific fixture, especially an Outhouse, portacabin or other outdoor toilets. It is often used to specify a distinction between a flushing toilet and a non-flushing toilet (e.g., a longdrop). The word is believed to be derived from the much older 'dunnakin' (also spelled 'dunnigin'), but the origin of these terms is much older and remains unknown. In colloquial (Australian)English no distinction is made between the type of toilet;all types of "convenience" being commonly referred to as a dunny. In the bush (outback) the dunny can be a conveniently sheltered part of the paddock or indeed any place where one relieves oneself. According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. ...
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Outhouse near Crabapple Lake, USA, with chipboard walls, and a fiberglass ceiling This article refers to an outhouse, privy or kybo that is an old type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or sewer attached. ...
New Zealand In New Zealand a Dunny is a portable toilet. These are seen on construction sites as well as events. If serviced weekly one Dunny per every 10 workers will be needed in order to meet health standards (assuming a 40 hour work week). For events the process of calculating the number of Dunny's required is a complicated task. It depends on the number of people attending, the period of the event, what type of food and drink will be served, the ratio of men to woman, the ratio of children, and even the climate. Often the event organisers will order less that the number required to cut costs, this will usually give the Dunny a bad name because if over used they will become unpleasant to use.
Traditionally, dunnies were found in unsewered areas, and consisted of little more than a seat placed over a can (or "dunny-can") or deep hole (or cesspit). The latter variation can be referred to more specifically as a longdrop. Dunnies were maintained at some distance from houses for obvious reasons of smell and hygiene. The sheds themselves were generally made of either wood or corrugated iron, to facilitate the moving of the dunny if required (for example, if the hole in the longdrop was filled up). Odor receptors on the antennae of a Luna moth An odor or odour (see spelling differences) is a chemical dissolved in air, generally at a very low concentration, which we perceive by the sense of olfaction. ...
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 Norman Park, like many areas of Brisbane, was unsewered until the late 1960s, with each house having an outhouse or "dunny" in the back yard By the middle of the twentieth century, dunnies had become much less common as modern plumbing diminished the need to keep toilets at a distance from the house. Nevertheless even some large cities, such as Brisbane, had unsewered suburbs where residences required dunnies into the early 1970s. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x707, 84 KB) 1means the typographical arrangement and layout of a published work. ...
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In built up areas it was unhygienic to rely on cesspits and the usual arrangement was for waste to be collected in a can placed under the dunny. The cans would be collected, emptied, washed and replaced weekly by contractors hired by the local city or town council.
In modern times, many dunnies on old houses remain in use, but have been refitted with modern plumbing and flushing toilets. They are also used in areas too remote to justify the expense of pumping water and sewage piping to, but where there is a need for toilet facilities, such as at remote campsites or along walking tracks. Farmers and station owners sometimes also construct dunnies in remote but often used fields. Campsites are often situated in or near forests. ...
United States In the United States, the word dunny has become an obscure relic of 1990s New York City slang and pre-crunk AAVE. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1998) defines a dunny as one who is "deaf, stupid." Ironically, the slang originated as an imitation in a particular New York neighborhood, of a well known local character who happened to be mostly deaf. Being deaf, the way he would pronounce words would be skewed. Among them, the word 'son', a popular colloquialism refering to a close friend or associate, would be pronounced with a "D" sound. Thusly, creating the word, 'Dun', with proper usage being, "What up, dun?" The use of the words 'dunny' and 'dun' were popularized in New York and beyond by several New York rappers in the 1990s, including the Queens duo Mobb Deep, who in their hit single Quiet Storm use the word 'dun' on at least one occasion (derived from replacing the 's' in certain words with 'd' for effect; for instance, 'dan dolo' is a reference to the Star Wars character Han Solo). New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
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Smokey Robinsons 1975 hit single provided the name for the quiet storm radio programming format and the music category. ...
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