Rural Living Terminology

noun a small building, typically separate from a main house, that contains a toilet

• The outhouse was located at the back of the property, away from the main house.
• I had to use the outhouse because the bathroom in the cabin was being renovated.
• I'll meet you by the outhouse behind the barn.
• The old library felt like an intellectual outhouse compared to the new state-of-the-art facility.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun, in this case 'lil ol' is describing something as small or little

• The quaint little old town was full of lil ol cottages.
• I found a lil ol shop that sells the best ice cream in town.
• Let's go check out that lil ol diner on the corner.
• His lil ol heart couldn't handle the news of her leaving.