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Noun
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A lot of shrewd drafting, a pinch of smart free-agent signings and good coaching hoisted the Broncos from outhouse to penthouse.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Behind the fire circle is an outhouse or a shed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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That toilet has had issues during the mission, but even a half-functioning privy is better than Apollo's bathroom situation, which was super unfortunate, to say the least.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Still, the small-leaf hedging types, such as California privet (L. ovalifolium) and Chinese privet (L. sinense), are absolute garbage that belongs in a privy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The woman regrets having hurt the feelings of a john who wanted to ask her out.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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Not a single john was named in the conspiracy, despite there likely being hundreds.—
Anita ChabriaColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Oct. 2022
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Rotating the Orion capsule to expose the line to the Sun and using vent heaters to melt away the ice once again made the commode usable.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
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This meant that only solid waste could be deposited into the commode.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Jakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jakes. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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