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Etymology

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Uncertain, but probably from closet (private room; outhouse), possibly compounded with lodge (building) and -ie (affectionate diminutive suffix).[1] Or simply onomatopoeic, from the sound of the flushing.

Noun

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cludgie (plural cludgies)

  1. (Scotland) A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.
  2. (Scotland) A toilet: a fixture intended for urination and defecation.

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Originally and chiefly in the Glasgow area.

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References

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  1. ^ "cludgie, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (2013), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Etymology

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See English cludgie.

Noun

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cludgie (plural cludgies)

  1. lavatory, toilet