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In some senses, dunny is marked as derogatory, obsolete, slang, dated, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
dunny
/ˈdʌni/
noun 6adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
deaf, leaning
DUNNY + NOUN
deafish
PREP.
down
ADV.
somewhat
Definitions
adj
1
Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.
I were skynnes of conny, / That causeth I loke so donny.
adj
1
Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing.
Dunny, somewhat deaf, deafish.
2
Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.
What the devil are you dunny? won't you give me no answer?
noun
1
A dummy, an unintelligent person.
Should a School-boy do so, he'd be whip'd for a Dunny.
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I were skynnes of conny, / That causeth I loke so donny.
Wiktionary02
Dunny, somewhat deaf, deafish.
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What the devil are you dunny? won't you give me no answer?
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Should a School-boy do so, he'd be whip'd for a Dunny.
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"I've got one of those outside dunnies here, hasn't been emptied for six months and I ran out of sawdust three months ago."
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There was one leaning dunny down the back and, if you stayed very quiet, on a very still day you could hear the white ants as they chewed the wood.The bottom boards were already eaten through, and I a
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