🌍 American vs British · vocabulary

restroom vs loo

A room with a toilet, especially a public one.

American
restroom

“Excuse me, where's the restroom?”

British
loo

“Excuse me, where's the loo?”

Good to know

"Restroom" is a polite American term for a public toilet, while "loo" is an informal British word. Britons also say "toilet" or "the gents/ladies," and they generally find "restroom" overly euphemistic.

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