pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.message-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down114
arrow-up1234arrow-down1message-squareIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agoIt is half a bathroom No you don’t get to ask why a bathroom is called a bathroom. It is like questioning the origin of a hot dog.
minus-squareCid Vicious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIt’s a euphemism. “Water closet” is another old fashioned word for a bathroom.
It is half a bathroom
No you don’t get to ask why a bathroom is called a bathroom. It is like questioning the origin of a hot dog.
It’s a euphemism. “Water closet” is another old fashioned word for a bathroom.