Synonyms for outhouse
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Privy
privy, earth closet dated UK, jakes slang UK IE
2. Outbuilding
back house, shit house, outbuilding, s'house, siege house, privy house dated, johnny house slang US, necessary house dated, house of easement dated, passage house dated rare, petty-house dated, draught-house dated, house of ease dated, necessary vault dated, necessary dated
Other
gentlemen, long drop AU NZ, jakes house, boggart, gingerbread office slang dated, gang dated, danna vulgar slang, one-holer slang US
Definitions
- n. 1
An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
- n. 2
Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
Forms
- Plural
- outhouses → privies, jakeses, outbuildings, s'houses…
Example sentences
- gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen, now we will start the movie.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outhouse | rising | |
| outbuilding | rising | |
| gentlemen | falling | |
| boggart | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gang1
- 5 letters
- privy2, jakes1, danna2
- 7 letters
- boggart
- 9 letters
- necessary4, gentlemen3
- 11 letters
- outbuilding
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (privy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cabanon