khazi
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editVariant of carsey, from euphemistic Cockney corruption of Italian casa (“house”),[1][2] possibly via Polari [Term?] and Sabir [Term?].[3]
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːzi/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editkhazi (plural khazis)
- (slang, chiefly UK) An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
- 1961, Eric Partridge, Dictionary of Slang, page 1029:
- (slang, chiefly UK) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation (also figurative).
- Well, that plan's down the khazi.
- 1967, J. Burke, chapter V, in Till Death Us Do Part, page 84:
- Have you seen the carsy? Just a bucket with a seat on top.
Usage notes
editNow most commonly used in Liverpool, away from its Cockney origin.[4]
Synonyms
edit- (outhouse): See Thesaurus:bathroom
- (fixture): See Thesaurus:toilet
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Eric Partridge (1984) Paul Beale, editor, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English […], 8th edition, New York: Macmillan, page 185
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "karzy, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1976.
- ^ Corré, Alan D. "Polari Words from Lingua Franca" in A Glossary of Lingua Franca, 5th ed. 2005.
- ^ "Why Do We Say?" (1987) by Nigel Rees
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