lav

Etymology

noun

  1. (Britain, slang) Clipping of lavatory.
    Please, miss, I need to go to the lav.
    If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf. Yeah. Oh really girl? Yes . . . Go in the lavs here and have a look. Quoted in 2006, Matt Houlbrook, Queer London (page 151)
  2. (film, informal) Clipping of lavalier.
    When you’re recording interviews, it’s best to use a lav.

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