Dunny-ken

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An outhouse (toilet building). obsolete, slang

    "He stomped out of the back door to the dunny-ken, bolted it, slammed down the dunny lid and sat on it with his face in his hands."

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"He stomped out of the back door to the dunny-ken, bolted it, slammed down the dunny lid and sat on it with his face in his hands."

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