different between dunny vs dungy

English

Etymology 1

From dun (“dusky brown”) +? -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?ni/
• Rhymes: -?ni

Adjective

dunny (comparative dunnier, superlative dunniest)

1. Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.
   • a. 1529,, J. Skelton, "Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Books", ll. 400 f.:

     I were skynnes of conny,
     That causeth I loke so donny.

Etymology 2

Probably from dun (“to ring”) +? -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”).

Adjective

dunny (comparative dunnier, superlative dunniest)

1. (Britain dialect) Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing.
2. (Britain dialect, derogatory euphemistic) Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.
   • a. 1791,, F. Grose, Olio, p. 105:

     What the devil are you dunny? won't you give me no answer?

Derived terms

• dunnily
• dunniness

Noun

dunny (plural dunnies)

1. (Britain dialect, derogatory euphemistic, obsolete) A dummy, an unintelligent person.
   • 1709, British Apollo, Vol. II, No. 29, p. 3:

     Should a School-boy do so, he'd be whip'd for a Dunny.

Etymology 3

A clipped form of English cant dunnakin (“outhouse”) + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”). Dunnakin, dunnekin, etc. are of uncertain etymology, but probably from some form of English cant danna (“shit”) + ken (“pejorative slang for house”). The Scottish and North English senses may derive from Etymology 4 below, either under influence from English cant or as its original source.

Noun

dunny (plural dunnies)

1. (Britain slang, obsolete) Alternative form of danna: shit. [From 1859.]
2. (Australia and New Zealand slang, also dated Scotland and Northern England) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. [From 1933.]
   • 2010, Christopher Milne, "The Boy Who Lived in a Dunny" in The Day Our Teacher Went Mad and Other Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls, p. 108:

     ‘Until you wake up to yourself, you can live in the old dunny for all I care.’

     ‘All right, I will,’ said Tony.

3. (Australia and New Zealand slang) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet.
4. (Scotland, Northern England, slang, dated) A passageway, particularly those connecting an outhouse to the main building.

Alternative forms

• danna, dunnee (obsolete)

Synonyms

• (outhouse): See Thesaurus:bathroom
• (toilet): See Thesaurus:toilet

Derived terms

• dunny can
• dunny cart
• dunny man
• dunny roll

Etymology 4

A clipped form of English dungeon + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”).

Noun

dunny (plural dunnies)

1. (Scotland, Northern England, slang, dated) A cellar, basement, or underground passage.

References

English

Etymology

dung +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

dungy (comparative dungier, superlative dungiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of dung.
   • 1813, Charles Marshall - A Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening: With Hints on Fish-ponds - Page 354

     […] they may not be drawn up long legged; and by no means to let them have a dungy soil to grow in, or a very rich one […]

2. Covered in dung
   • 1999, J. F. Gracey, David S. Collins, Robert J. Huey - Meat Hygiene page 167

     If, however, excessively dungy animals are offered for transportation, the owner of the animals is requested to clean them.

Anagrams

• Gundy, gundy, nudgy