Definition of WC (original) (raw)
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… it is now possible to take your gadgets into that most holy of places: the toilet. The WC. The lavatory.—
Danny Bradbury
Washing the hands is a phrase that sums up the whole horrible question of euphemisms, and anyone who uses it deserves to be directed to a bathroom that doesn't have a WC.—Leslie Sellers
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“WC.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WC. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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