Meanings
lav1
nounlav (plural lavs)
plural lavs
- IrelandUKabbreviationclippingslangClipping of lavatory.
Please, miss, I need to go to the lav.
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If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf. Yeah. Oh really girl? Yes . . . Go in the lavs here and have a look.
Quoted in 2006, Matt Houlbrook, Queer London (page 151) - abbreviationclippinginformalbroadcastingClipping of lavalier microphone.
When you’re recording interviews, it’s best to use a lav.
LAV2
nounLAV (plural LAVs)
plural LAVs
- abbreviationacronymgovernmentAcronym of light armoured vehicle (a type of military armoured car).
- abbreviationdatedinitialismmedicineInitialism of lymphadenopathy-associated virus
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nouna room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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Translations
Finnish vessa
- vessanon-offensive slang for a lavatory
French petit coin, VBL (véhicule blindé léger)
- petit coinnon-offensive slang for a lavatory
- VBL (véhicule blindé léger)light armored vehicle
German Klo
- Klonon-offensive slang for a lavatory
Spanish retrete
- retretenon-offensive slang for a lavatory
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APA
lav. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lav
MLA
“lav.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lav. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lav,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lav.
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