Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lavvy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lavvy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

British usage; Slang

noun

A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"It must be great getting up during the night and not having to put a coat on over your jammies to visit the lavvy on the half-landing – especially in the winter when it's below zero."
"When I had to go to the lavvy there I always had to use that stiff, scratchy, smelly, lavvy paper she always said she 'put for the 'young ladies' - sniff'."
"Cousin Anna and other traveller kids were playing over by the lavvy, and as I ran to join them, something monumental loomed on my horizon – the lavvy roof"
"And she doesn't have to keep going to the lavvy like poor Mr Thomas and Miss Welch and so many of them."

Etymology

From lav (“clipped form of lavatory”) + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”).

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

lavvies (plural)

Phrases

lavvy paper

Synonyms

bathroom toilet

Questions

What does lavvy mean?: A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
Where does lavvy come from?: From lav (“clipped form of lavatory”) + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”).

How to pronounce lavvy

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “lavvy”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “lavvy”.
Repeat and practice — Say “lavvy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.