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the polite word for the only room where everyone admits they're an animal
means A room with a sink and toilet, especially in a public building — the genteel North American term for a bathroom or lavatory.
from A transparent compound of "wash" + "room," built from Old English roots (wascan, "to wash," and rūm, "space"). It began literally as a room for washing — laundry, hands, the day's grime — and became a discreet euphemism for the toilet, much as "bathroom" did: name the polite activity, hint at the rest. The genteel dodge stuck especially in Canada and parts of the U.S., where "washroom" still signals the public restroom.
- canadian flag
- Canadians say washroom while Americans say restroom
- medieval origin
- Once literally a room for washing, not waste
- reading lounge
- Average person spends three years here lifetime
- germ myth
- Phones carry more bacteria than most toilet seats
for instance
harrods bathroom — london luxury department store's ornate marble bathrooms, a destination in themselves since 1849