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House of Lords en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (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:
  2. (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

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. 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)