# What, no 'head'?

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**Created:** [May 11, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-head/941851 "2021-05-11T16:51:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-head/941851/1 "2021-05-11T16:51:31Z")

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Going down the rabbit hole, I came to this article.

[Why is it called a restroom, anyway? - The Straight Dope](https://www.straightdope.com/21343956/why-is-it-called-a-restroom-anyway)

SDStaff Dex wrote:

> [N]ow seems like a fine opportunity to work our way through the long list of toilet euphemisms and their origins, so far as is known.

What, no love for ‘head’? Growing up in a Navy family in a Navy town, this term was in common usage when I was very much shorter than I am today.

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-head/941851/2 "2021-05-12T15:43:40Z")

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I don’t know… I used to work with a retired Marine, and among our little group of co-workers, it was definitely “The Head” among us, just because J constantly called it that and we picked it up.