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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cludgie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cludgie
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.

noun

A toilet: a fixture intended for urination and defecation.

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from closet (“private room; outhouse”), possibly compounded with lodge (“building”) and -ie (affectionate diminutive suffix). Or simply onomatopoeic, from the sound of the flushing.

Inflected Forms

cludgies (plural)

Phrases

down the cludgie

Synonyms

bathroom and toilet

Questions

What does cludgie mean?
A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.
Where does cludgie come from?
Uncertain, but probably from closet (“private room; outhouse”), possibly compounded with lodge (“building”) and -ie (affectionate diminutive suffix). Or simply onomatopoeic, from the sound of the flushing.

How to pronounce cludgie

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