House of Lords
Proper noun
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Proper noun
- The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament
- French: Chambre des Lords
- German: House of Lords, Oberhaus, Haus ab Leiberwarten
- Italian: Camera dei lord
- Portuguese: Câmara dos Lordes
- Russian: пала́та ло́рдов
- Spanish: Cámara de los Lores
House of Lords
- (UK, jocular euphemism slang, dated) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- 1967 December 21, The Listener, p. 802:
- 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, p. 802:
- (Scotland, jocular euphemism slang, uncommon) A urinal.
- See Thesaurus:toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom
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