thunderbox

1. (slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
2. (Australia, British, broadly, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor latrine or toilet, or an outhouse.
3. A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθʌndəbɒks/

Etymology

From thunder + box. Senses 1 and 2 (“portable commode; any lavatory or toilet”) are probably because of the noises that may be made while defecating.

Synonyms

urinal

Translations

Außenklo

Außentoilette

Scheißhaus

Seitengebäude

Klohäuschen

Donnerbalken

Latrinen

Scheißhäuser

Plumpsklos

Plumpsklo

bâtiment extérieur

łazienka

wychodek

pisuar

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