shouse

noun

shouse

noun

/ʃaʊs/

Etymology A clipping of shithouse.

1

Australia, Slang An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

  • He sat off on one side, lonesome as a country shouse.
  • Shouse, a privy.1941, Sidney John Baker, A Popular Dictionary of Australian Slang, page 66:
Synonyms
outhouse

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