Meanings
noundunny man (plural dunny men)
plural dunny men · alternative dunnyman
- AustraliacolloquialhistoricalSomeone employed to empty the cesspit from a basic toilet which is not attached to a plumbing system.
He played cards with me and listened to me talk about Leah Goldstein until the passing dunnyman announced the coming dawn.
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 3371 more example
Luckily the dunny man was a model of probity. Never putting a foot wrong, he carried out his Sisyphean task in loyal silence.
1980, Clive James, Unreliable Memoirs
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