Etymology

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Today it means: A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation. Full definition →

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The story

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

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