biffyn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈbɪfi/, Canadian English

/ˈbɪfi/

Forms: 1900s– biffie, 1900s– biffy.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.Suggestions include an origin as a child's pronunciation of either bathroom n. or privy n., or perhaps as a specific use of bivvy n. (although there is apparently no direct overlap in forms, nor evidence for use of either bivvy n. or bivouac n. to denote a latrine).

North American colloquial (chiefly Canadian and U.S. regional (western)).

A toilet; the room or outhouse containing this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun]

gongOE

privy?c1225

room-housec1275

chamber foreignc1300

wardrobea1325

privy chamberc1325

foreignc1390

siegec1400

stool1410

jakes1432

house of easementa1438

kocayc1440

siege-hole1440

siege-house1440

privy house1463

withdraught1493

draught1530

shield1535

bench-hole1542

common house1542

stool1542

jakes house1547

boggard1552

house of office?1560

purging place1577

little house1579

issue1588

Ajax1596

draught-house1597

private1600

necessary house1612

vault1617

longhouse1622

latrine1623

necessary1633

commonsa1641

gingerbread officea1643

boghouse1644

cloaca1645

passage-house1646

retreat1653

shithouse1659

closet of ease1662

garderobe1680

backside1704

office1727

bog?1731

house of ease1734

cuz-john1735

easing-chair1771

backhouse1800

outhouse1819

netty1825

petty1848

seat of ease1850

closet1869

bathroom1883

crapper1927

lat1927

shouse1941

biffy1942

shitholec1947

toot1965

shitter1967

woodshed1974

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory

closet1496

water closet1736

water closet1747

throne room1787

W.C.1815

netty1825

convenience1841

Johnny1847

lavabo1852

restrooma1856

small room1858

cloakroom1865

lavatory1874

bathroom1883

toilet1886

can1900

place1902

lav1913

washroom1919

head1920

lavvy1922

dike1923

smallest room1930

John1931

khazi1932

loo1940

biffy1942

Wa1953

shitcan1954

commode1958

cludgie1961

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §84/11 Toilet..biffy.

1947 J. M. Ellis Face Powder & Gunpowder 63 There were three bed-rooms, an ‘ablution’ room, and a separate biffy.

1953 S. Bellow Adventures of Augie March xiii. 303 I had to go to the biffy to take a leak.

1973 H. Robertson Grass Roots i. 12 A little path leads from the back door of the house to the biffy.

2006 J. Grooms Maintaining Vac. Home iii. 29/1 On my property I have two biffies, a woodshed and a gazebo.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biffy
释义	biffyn. Brit. /ˈbɪfi/, U.S. /ˈbɪfi/, Canadian English /ˈbɪfi/ Forms: 1900s– biffie, 1900s– biffy. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Suggestions include an origin as a child's pronunciation of either bathroom n. or privy n., or perhaps as a specific use of bivvy n. (although there is apparently no direct overlap in forms, nor evidence for use of either bivvy n. or bivouac n. to denote a latrine). North American colloquial (chiefly Canadian and U.S. regional (western)). A toilet; the room or outhouse containing this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] gongOE privy?c1225 room-housec1275 chamber foreignc1300 wardrobea1325 privy chamberc1325 foreignc1390 siegec1400 stool1410 jakes1432 house of easementa1438 kocayc1440 siege-hole1440 siege-house1440 privy house1463 withdraught1493 draught1530 shield1535 bench-hole1542 common house1542 stool1542 jakes house1547 boggard1552 house of office?1560 purging place1577 little house1579 issue1588 Ajax1596 draught-house1597 private1600 necessary house1612 vault1617 longhouse1622 latrine1623 necessary1633 commonsa1641 gingerbread officea1643 boghouse1644 cloaca1645 passage-house1646 retreat1653 shithouse1659 closet of ease1662 garderobe1680 backside1704 office1727 bog?1731 house of ease1734 cuz-john1735 easing-chair1771 backhouse1800 outhouse1819 netty1825 petty1848 seat of ease1850 closet1869 bathroom1883 crapper1927 lat1927 shouse1941 biffy1942 shitholec1947 toot1965 shitter1967 woodshed1974 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory closet1496 water closet1736 water closet1747 throne room1787 W.C.1815 netty1825 convenience1841 Johnny1847 lavabo1852 restrooma1856 small room1858 cloakroom1865 lavatory1874 bathroom1883 toilet1886 can1900 place1902 lav1913 washroom1919 head1920 lavvy1922 dike1923 smallest room1930 John1931 khazi1932 loo1940 biffy1942 Wa1953 shitcan1954 commode1958 cludgie1961 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §84/11 Toilet..biffy. 1947 J. M. Ellis Face Powder & Gunpowder 63 There were three bed-rooms, an ‘ablution’ room, and a separate biffy. 1953 S. Bellow Adventures of Augie March xiii. 303 I had to go to the biffy to take a leak. 1973 H. Robertson Grass Roots i. 12 A little path leads from the back door of the house to the biffy. 2006 J. Grooms Maintaining Vac. Home iii. 29/1 On my property I have two biffies, a woodshed and a gazebo. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1942
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