"kybo" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-kybo.ogg [Australian, English] Forms: kybos [plural]
Etymology: Compare khyber (“arse, buttocks”). From Boy Scouting - acronym for 'Keep Your Bowels Open' - but practically - when camping, the pit dug as a latrine - "I need to go visit the KYBO". Head templates: {{en-noun}} kybo (plural kybos)
  1. (slang, Scouting movement) An outside toilet; an outhouse. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Scouting Synonyms: biffy [slang] [Scouting, lifestyle], outhouse, kibo

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