station n.
(N.Z. gay) a public lavatory used for pick-ups and soliciting.
![]() | ‘A Convenient Exchange’ in Public Space 3 20: [note] By the 1960s the generic terms for underground bogs like grotto and catacomb had been replaced by the word station. By placing station at the end of a bog’s location (Victoria St Station, Howe St Station, Potter’s Park Station) men were able to discuss the toilet in public as if it was a significant transport terminus. |
In phrases
(UK black/gang) to be arrested; to visit a police station for an interview or to pass over information .
![]() | Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Go station - attend a police station under arrest or to inform on associates/make a statement. | (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at