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| has gloss | eng: A toilet granny is a woman who works in public toilets (as a "manager" or "operator") in Eastern European countries. Their purpose is to prevent people stealing toilet paper, which was a scarce commodity during Communist rule. In addition these toilet operators also collect money from customers in pay toilets and clean the toilets. A male toilet granny is called in Polish "kałboj", the fonetic version of "cowboy". In Polish "kał" means feces. |
| lexicalization | eng: toilet granny |
| instance of | (noun) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination toilet, stool, potty, crapper, can, commode, pot, throne |
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| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Une dame pipi ou madame pipi est une femme de ménage préposée au bon fonctionnement et au nettoyage des toilettes installées dans les lieux publics. Généralement assise à lentrée, elle fait financer sa prestation en demandant un pourboire symbolique que lon place le plus souvent dans une soucoupe placée devant elle. |
| lexicalization | fra: dame pipi |
| lexicalization | fra: Dame-pipi |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: Toiletjuffrouw |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Babcia klozetowa – potoczne określenie osoby pracującej w ubikacji publicznej w charakterze kasjera, odpowiedzialnej też za zachowanie higieny. W zależności od kontekstu może być to określenie neutralne, żartobliwe lub złośliwe. |
| lexicalization | pol: Babcia klozetowa |
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| media:img | Madame Pipi.jpg |
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