English Explanatory Dictionary

biffy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A toilet.
  2. An outhouse.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪ.fi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biffy.wav

Word forms

biffy biffies

Etymology

Uncertain etymology, but perhaps an alteration of privy: p gaining voicing to become b, and v losing voicing to become f. Attested since 1935 (see first quotation).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary