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House of Lords en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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(UK, dated, euphemistic, humorous, slang) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
In between you have the Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ or ‘When you need the House of Lords, it's through there.’
1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802:
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(Scotland, euphemistic, humorous, slang, uncommon) A urinal.
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Relateds
Lower House · Peerage · House of Commons · the other place · House of Representatives · Senate · Upper House · National Assembly
Synonyms
throne · khazi · toot · thunderbox · neddy · six · office · wardrobe · necessarium · throne room · washroom · dunny · lavabo · commode · CR · jacks · pooper · privy · pot · carsey · brasco · dike · head · latrine · siege · karzy · urinal · necessary · withdraught · shitcan · jakes · amenities · potty · ladies and gentlemen · highway to hell · can · jakes · jacks · shitter · lav · toilet room · shitpot · cludgie · shield · lav · necessary room · WC · crapper trapper · latrine · john · teahouse · lats · cottage · toilet · netty · porcelain throne · bathroom · tearoom · necessary place · bog · urination station · facilities · kocay · cloaca · lavvy · House of Lords · porcelain goddess · porcelain god · shitter · small room · office of ease · house of office · smallest room · crapper · donniker · big white telephone · purging place · bogger · potty · stool · Quincy · khazi · jacques · loo · place · can · bog · crapper · toilet · usual offices · restroom · johnny · comfort room · lavatory · vault · john · closet of decency · pisser · geography · water closet · privy · dunny · closet · closet of ease
House of Lords en · PROPN
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The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.
He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party.
2022 November 30, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Hendy drops GBR name but reform plans proceed”, in RAIL, number 971, page 12:
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Synonyms
Gilded Chamber
Translations (39)
mk Дом на лордовите (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ko 귀족원 (upper chamber of UK parliament) · gd Taigh nam Morairean (upper chamber of UK parliament) · sk snemovňa lordov (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ru пала́та ло́рдов (upper chamber of UK parliament) · hi लार्ड सभा (upper chamber of UK parliament) · bg Камара на лордовете (upper chamber of UK parliament) · pl Izba Lordów (upper chamber of UK parliament) · it Camera dei lord (upper chamber of UK parliament) · cs Sněmovna lordů (upper chamber of UK parliament) · tl Kapulungan ng mga Panginoon (upper chamber of UK parliament) · uk пала́та ло́рдів (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ko 상원 (upper chamber of UK parliament) · el Βουλή των Λόρδων (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ur دار اَلْاَمْراء (upper chamber of UK parliament) · mk Горен дом (upper chamber of UK parliament) · de Haus der Lords (upper chamber of UK parliament) · cmn 上議院 /上议院 (upper chamber of UK parliament) · vi thượng viện (upper chamber of UK parliament) · da Overhuset (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ja 貴族院 (upper chamber of UK parliament) · es Cámara de los Lores (upper chamber of UK parliament) · kw Chy an Arlydhy (upper chamber of UK parliament) · vi thượng nghị viện (upper chamber of UK parliament) · nn Overhuset (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ja 上院 (upper chamber of UK parliament) · th สภาขุนนาง (upper chamber of UK parliament) · hu Lordok Háza (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ka ლორდთა პალატა (upper chamber of UK parliament) · fr Chambre des Lords (upper chamber of UK parliament) · ar مَجْلِس لُورْدَات (upper chamber of UK parliament) · nb Overhuset (upper chamber of UK parliament) · nl Hogerhuis (upper chamber of UK parliament) · sv Överhuset (upper chamber of UK parliament) · de Oberhaus (upper chamber of UK parliament) · de House of Lords (upper chamber of UK parliament) · be пала́та ло́рдаў (upper chamber of UK parliament) · pt Câmara dos Lordes (upper chamber of UK parliament) · fi ylähuone (upper chamber of UK parliament)