gingerbread office
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Meaning · English
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
There's no great need of Souldiers;
Their Camp's No larger than a Ginger-bread Office.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gingerbread office” mean?
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Is “gingerbread office” formal or informal?
gingerbread office is generally slang.