Unitaz = "Universal'nyi Taz" = Toilet Bowl

[Vera Beljakova]

Unitaz is actually the ceramic "Toilet Bowl" (Universal'nyi Taz)

TASS - the USSR news agency (like Reuters) was also refered to
disparagingly as "Unitaz"  ("He works for the toilet bowl")

Difference between Toilet and Lavatory is that the latter is for the actual
bodily function of elimination, while Toilette (in theory) is where ladies
undertook their "toilette" (freshing up/make-up, etc.) and might even have a dressing table
and certainly good mirrors.

Vera Beljakova
Johannesburg

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