Khazi

Origin

Possibly from Italian casa ("house"), via 1870s Cockney word carsey,

A dictionary of slang and unconventional English, by Eric Partridge et. al., 8th edition, 2002, p. 185

and possibly via Polari and Sabir

Alan D. Corré, "Polari Words from Lingua Franca" in: A Glossary of Lingua Franca, 5th Edition, 2005

Or a contraction of "Gazebo"

Possibly from an African language (Zulu or Swahili are often cited) word "M'khazi" meaning a latrine.

Alternative forms

• carsey, carsy, karsey, karsy, karzey, karzy, kazi

Full definition of khazi

Noun

1. (British, slang) A toilet.

Usage notes

Particularly used in "down the khazi".

Khazi is now most commonly used in Liverpool, away from its cockney slang roots.

"Why Do We Say?" (1987) by Nigel Rees