biffy

B3I1F4F4Y4
/ˈbɪ.fi/

noun

A toilet.

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Meanings

nounbiffy (plural biffies)

plural biffies

  1. USslangA toilet.
  2. USslangAn outhouse.
    1 more example

    By a clever staggering of seats in each story, this model may be used either as a two-family biffie, or in place of the conventional set of two, without danger to either user. […] Constructed to withstand hard usage, this biffy is a three-holer on a nine-hole chassis and combines the utmost in sanitation […]

    1935, William Royal Greer, Gems of American Architecture

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kybo

Origin

Uncertain etymology, but perhaps an alteration of privy: p gaining voicing to become b, and v losing voicing to become f. Attested since 1935 (see first quotation).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with biffy

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Cite this entry
APA

biffy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biffy

MLA

“biffy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biffy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biffy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biffy.

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