dunny-ken

noun

An outhouse (toilet building).

Meanings

noundunny-ken (plural dunny-kens)

plural dunny-kens

  1. obsoleteslangAn outhouse (toilet building).

    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.

    2022, Amelia Mellor, The Bookseller's Apprentice
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APA

dunny-ken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunny-ken

MLA

“dunny-ken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunny-ken. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunny-ken,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunny-ken.

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