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Outhouse vs Portapotty - What's the difference?

outhouse | portapotty |

As nouns the difference between outhouse and portapotty

is that outhouse is an outbuilding, a small structure located away, or not directly accessed from, a main building while portapotty is a portable restroom.

outhouse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) an outbuilding, a small structure located away, or not directly accessed from, a main building.
  • *
    • plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses
  • (label) an outbuilding containing a toilet, often just a seat over a cesspool

    • Usage notes

    The term outhouse usually refers to a permanent facility. Where an outdoor toilet is installed on a temporary basis, variants of portable toilet' such as ' portapotty are generally used. The dated slang john and johnny house are sometimes also used to identify such toilet.

    Synonyms

    * (toilet) shithouse (US)

    Related terms

    * outbuilding * privy

    portapotty

    English

    Noun

    (portapotties)
  • A portable restroom.

    • Synonyms

    * portajohn * port-o-john * port-o-potty