US Bathroom Slang

[THE GREAT OZ]

As promised, here are the American names for a bathroom.

room for bathing, toilet use, bath, lavatory, powder room, restroom, sauna, shower, shower room, spa, steam room, washroom, water closet, restroom, sauna, spa, washroom, latrine, lavatory, outbuilding, privy, washroom, water closet, head, comfort station, public convenience, public toilet, Cowgirls, Cowboys, men's room, ladies room, porcelain bus, put house, reading room, throne room, oval office, guys, gals, balls, no balls, the shitter, facilities, the crapper, the port, the hole in the ground, the library, and so many more to list. We Americans never know when to stop a good thing.

The End.

Bless... OZ

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wow Oz theres quite alot there ;D I get most of them but the one that puzzles me is.........head,I've heard it on the tv but never got it.
Can you explain it more please Oz

love Suzy

[THE GREAT OZ]

Head is a much used maritime word meaning the top or forward part. Head was also the name given to that part of the older sailing ships, forward of the raised section near the bow or forward part of the boat called the forecastle.

So when someone said they were going to the head it meant they were going to the forward part of the boat. The sailors would climb down onto an area floored with a grating to relieve themselves. The grating allowed the open sea to help keep the area clean. The name has been largely retained among seamen, even in these days of modern toilets and modern flushing devices.
(courtesy of Google)

Hence, the name Head.

Bless...OZ

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Thanks for the explanation Oz. My dad was a seaman all his life,I never heard him use that word,it must be an American slang word.

Love Suzy