How do you say pee in British?

Additional synonyms
  1. urinate,
  2. wee (informal),
  3. pee (slang),
  4. tinkle (British, informal),
  5. piddle (informal),
  6. spend a penny (British, informal),
  7. pass water,
  8. wee-wee (informal),
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What is British slang for peeing?

Moreover, Brits have an even greater number of words to describe the act of urinating, including the following: having a slash; breaking the seal; spending a penny; having a wee; draining the lizard; having a piddle; having a tinkle; pointing the pink pistol at the porcelain firing range; and watering the flowers.
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What's another way to say pee?

In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pee, like: piss, pissing, peeing, pee-pee, weewee, wee, take-a-leak, piddle, spend-a-penny, micturate and poo.
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How do you say pee in Scottish?

Scottish Word: Widdle.
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How do British say poop?

But poop catches on in Britain in the 1940s. So poop is older than poo in British English, and both were may have been American first.
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What do British people say when they go to the bathroom?

Dunny. Take a trip down under and you'll undoubtedly hear this word being used to refer to a trip to the toilet. Dunny originally comes from the British word 'dunnekin', which means 'dung house.
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How do you say toilet in England?

In the United Kingdom, “the loo” is a common term for toilet. 'The loo' is generally a safe term to use and likely won't offend anyone. 'Lavatory' is a good option for people looking for a very formal word to use in very formal occasions.
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Are bathrooms British?

FWIW, for toilets in public establishments, "washroom" is more of a Canadian term; Americans would say "restroom." "Bathroom" is for private homes. Is there a distinction in the US between a room with a toilet and one without (but with a sink and bath say)?
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What is cookie in British English?

Biscuit (UK) / Cookie (US)

In the UK, these are generally called biscuits, although people do call the bigger, softer kind cookies, too. However, in the UK, people LOVE biscuits (especially with tea) and there are hundreds of different varieties that aren't called cookies, too.
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What do they call diapers in England?

Diaper is what they use in North America, and Nappy is the word used in the UK & Ireland, Australia, NZ and many other Commonwealth countries.
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What do British call scones?

A Biscuit (U.S.) Is a Scone (U.K.)

The closest British equivalent to those buttery miracles is a scone, which ain't too bad either. Both baked goodies use flour, fat, liquid and a leavening agent.
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What do Brits call zucchini?

This vegetable is called a courgette in the UK. Both words mean “the little squash”, but the US word comes from Italian and the British from French.
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What do the British call potato chips?

As you know, British people call “chips” what Americans know as French fries (an American looking for a packet of potato chips in a shop in any part of the UK will have to ask for “crisps”). The name for those fried sticks of potato, which go so well with fish or burgers, isn't the only difference between the two.
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What do Brits call crackers?

In British English, crackers are sometimes called water biscuits, or savory biscuits.
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What is a sandwich called in England?

The word butty, originally referring to a buttered slice of bread, is common in some northern parts of England as a slang synonym for "sandwich," particularly to refer to certain kinds of sandwiches including the chip butty, bacon butty, or sausage butty. Sarnie is a similar colloquialism.
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What is an American scone?

What Are American Scones? American scones are rich and sweet. They're typically made with a healthy amount of butter and heavy cream and are often enriched further with the addition of an egg. The texture is dense, crumbly, and tender.
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Is nappy a British word?

noun, plural nap·pies. British. a diaper.
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Why do the British say nappies?

It eventually gave its name to the cloth used to make diapers and then diapers itself. The name “diaper” stuck in the US and Canada. In Britain the word “nappy,” short for baby napkin, became more popular and replaced it.
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Do Canadians say nappy or diaper?

In Canada We Say Diapers, not 'Nappies'!
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What is a toilet called in Australia?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
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Is loo more polite than toilet?

Toilet. This was on the original 1950s list and, to be honest, I'd rather chew glass than use the word toilet in polite conversation. It's a harsh word that was adapted from the French toilette which means your appearance, hence toiletries bag. Lavatory or loo is much more acceptable.
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How do you say bathroom in Australia?

  1. the Ladies,
  2. loo (British, informal),
  3. washroom (US, Canadian),
  4. ladies room,
  5. dunny (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned),
  6. (public) convenience,
  7. bogger (Australian, slang),
  8. brasco (Australian, slang)
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