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Reason for Loo?

Okay, I don't doubt this will bring out the silly brigade. But in the hope of getting a genuine answer to a genuine question here goes.
Why is the toilet refered to a the "loo"?
When did this slang word begin use.


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Saffysmum is correct. The saying originated in Scotland, when French troops were garrisoned in Leith