People are only just realising what WC means and why it’s called that, and it’s leaving them stunned
HAVE you ever looked at a toilet and wondered why it often has the letters “WC” on it?
Well, some people have, and have been taking to social media to share their discoveries.
In fact, the acronym actually stands for “water closet”.
It didn’t always mean that though – it was initially called a “wash-down closet” but common usage meant it evolved to mean “water closet”.
When indoor plumbing became common in houses, people often turned a clothing closet into what we refer to now as a toilet.
And as it was one of the only places in the home that had running indoor water, it was called a “water closet”.
People took to Twitter to admit they’d been left stunned by the realisation, with one writing: “
“What do you mean wc stands for water closet……..” one person commented.
“WTF THE WC ON TOILET DOORS MEANS WATER CLOSET?????????????????????” another wrote.
“WHY AM I ONLY LEARNING THIS NOW?”
“I was 23 y/o when I learned that WC is called water closet,” a third said.
As someone else added: “It means water closet, I was so confused tryna figure out Wtf wc is abbreviated for.”
“I just found out the WC outside a bathroom means Water Closet,” another wrote.
“Idk since i found out wc on a toilet means water closet i haven’t been the same since,” someone else admitted.
While some people now refer to a toilet as a “bathroom”, a bathroom actually used to be a room that contained a bath.
The bathroom would be entirely separate from the toilet, aka the WC.