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  • noun toilet
  • noun Internet, informal A Usenet user.

Etymologies

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Possibly a corruption of necessity or necessary; Old English níd ("necessity"). Alternatively it may be derived from Italian gabinetti.

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net +‎ -ie

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  • My beautiful bride, Jan. Now immortalised on Wordie.

    February 24, 2008