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double-u

noun
DUB-uhl-yoo/ˈdʌbəljuː/

Pluraldouble-ues, double-u's

2 meanings of double-u

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The name of the letter W, which comes after V in the alphabet.

    Write a capital double-u at the start of the word.

    His last name begins with a double-u, like "William."

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  2. 2
    nouneuphemisticcountable
    A polite word for the toilet.

    Excuse me, I need to find the double-u.

    She quietly asked the waiter where the double-u was.

    Similarloo, lavatory, restroom, toilet, WC

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Origin

It comes from Middle English "doble W". The letter's name means "double U" because it began as two U or V shapes joined together.