"cludgie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cludgies [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, but probably from closet (“private room; outhouse”), possibly compounded with lodge (“building”) and -ie (“forming affectionate diminutives”). Or simply onomatopoeic, from the sound of the flushing. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|closet||private room; outhouse}} closet (“private room; outhouse”), {{m|en|lodge||building}} lodge (“building”), {{m|en|-ie||forming affectionate diminutives}} -ie (“forming affectionate diminutives”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cludgie (plural cludgies)
  1. (Scotland) A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-cludgie-en-noun-sMKrUMPo Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Scotland) A toilet: a fixture intended for urination and defecation. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-cludgie-en-noun-CAAN5TYH Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bathroom and toilet Derived forms: down the cludgie

Inflected forms

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