"lavvy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-lavvy.ogg Forms: lavvies [plural]
Etymology: From lav (“clipped form of lavatory”) + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|lav|-y|t1=clipped form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">lavatory</i>|t2=forming affectionate diminutives}} lav (“clipped form of lavatory”) + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lavvy (plural lavvies)
  1. (UK slang) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. Tags: UK, slang Synonyms (room): bathroom
    Sense id: en-lavvy-en-noun-4By3YPCj Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'room': 100 0
  2. (UK slang) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms (fixture): toilet
    Sense id: en-lavvy-en-noun-2OucYo7h Disambiguation of Rooms: 30 70 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 21 79 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'fixture': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lavvy paper

Inflected forms

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