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нужник — meaning in English

nuzhnik

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English meaning

  • john noun Informal US term for a toilet.
  • necessary adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
  • toilet noun A fixture, usually with a bowl and seat, used for urination and defecation and flushed with water.

Senses

нужник is used for these senses in English:

  • john (slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
  • necessary (chiefly, UK, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, archaic, euphemism) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
  • toilet (UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]

john — full definition

  1. noun Informal US term for a toilet.
  2. noun Slang for a prostitute's customer.

necessary — full definition

  1. adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
  2. noun Informal: whatever is required to get something done (often "do the necessary").

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