But the OP didn’t ask what it is; he asked what we call it.
And yeah, I’m another who calls them porta-potties.
Port-a-pot. Don’t need no “-ty” at the end.
I’ve heard them called “Johnny on the spot”, but porta potty is most common. Most everyone I know would understand what a porta potty was.
At the history events we often call them Fort Necessity. I am not kidding. And because of all our gear in full kit we sometimes go for the larger models which I have sometimes heard referred to as “handi-crappers”.
http://www.aroyalflush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/handicap-toilet.jpg
Porta potties, yessir.
Or as I like to call them ‘the utter hell that I would have to have explosive diarrhea to use, rather than hold it for the next several hours’.
Same for the UK.
Portable toilet. Anything else is either a brand name or too cutesy
Porta-potty
Which is probably a brand name but I call all large waste bins “Dumpsters” as well. Bring on the lawyers!
99% of the time: “NOPE!”
Another Australian: Portaloo.
That seems to be the standard word in Commonwealth English, while Porta-potty is the standard US term.
Sometimes they’re called ‘Turdis’ as they look a bit like a police box.
Porta potties.
A company near us is in the portapotty business and has the great name Royal Flush, complete with the playing cards logo.
Portaloo is where the Dookie of Wellington defeated NaPOOleon.
Oh yeah, I remember hearing “Johnny on the Spot” too now. I hadn’t heard that in a long time.
Port-a-san
The company that provided them where I grew up was called “Johnny on the Job”. I remember they were made of wood (still painted blue though, IIRC) and they were super icky.
OK, Spidey… who won the argument?
Back home they were called Joy Johns. Where I live now, Super Bowls.
I’m pretty sure both of these started as company names, but much like Kleenex and Xerox, the company name has become the product name.
This. Not sure which I use more. At one time, it was definitely the latter, but now I think I use more the former.
Can Spidey–in that costume of his–actually USE a portable toilet?
Will the Green Goblin wait his turn in line?
And what about the Hulk?
Be sure to catch your next issue.