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Tuppence by timmy o'toole August 9, 2003
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Tuppence
A Polite way of naming a Womans or Girls privates.
Term comes from the the first Femaile public toilets.
on the 11th February at 51 Bedford Street, Strand, London. These ‘Public Waiting Rooms’ contained water closets in wooden surrounds.
The charge was 2 pence entrance fee. and whilst still a semi taboo subject the term Tuppence was coined.
Term comes from the the first Femaile public toilets.
on the 11th February at 51 Bedford Street, Strand, London. These ‘Public Waiting Rooms’ contained water closets in wooden surrounds.
The charge was 2 pence entrance fee. and whilst still a semi taboo subject the term Tuppence was coined.
Tuppence
Another use of 'tuppence' -- in olden days the London pay toilets cost one penny... so if you had to go #1 you needed to 'spend a penny'...
-- so if you had to go #2, you needed to 'spend tuppence'.
I'm serious. That was my mother's polite euphemism for it and as a child I thought that was the real word for it.
I'm serious. That was my mother's polite euphemism for it and as a child I thought that was the real word for it.
Tuppence by shadowycat December 21, 2008