Loo
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- Grand Panjandrum
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Loo
The current euphemism for other recent euphemisms like 'Toilet', 'Lavatory', WC, etc, is Loo. Where did this come from? Is it, as was suggested to me today, an anglicisation of the French 'Lieu' meaning 'place'? And presumably Lieutenant is a place (or position) holder?
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