"Kybo" vs Port-a-Potty

[CycloneRulzzz]

Also heard as Biffys.

Hawkeyes call them love shacks.

@cyclones500 notable post nominee.

 

[MeanDean]

Port-A-Potty. I never heard the term Kybo until I came to ISU. It's definitely a Central Iowa thing. I always assumed it was a company/brand thing.

There's a local company here that has theirs branded as "The Out House"

 

[BCClone]

Port-A-Potty. I never heard the term Kybo until I came to ISU. It's definitely a Central Iowa thing. I always assumed it was a company/brand thing.

There's a local company here that has theirs branded as "The Out House"

I think referring to them as a hawkeye house would be a good start.

 

[DGC]

my niece calls it a trash potty

 

[MountainManHawk]

I have definitely heard them called kybos quite a bit in Iowa but never outside the state.

Someone once told me that KYBO stands for “keep your butt off” but I think that was a joke, I doubt that’s where the term comes from.

 

[Clonedogg]

Never heard Kybo until this thread. Port o john/potty is what I know them as.

 

[canker2323]

Never heard Kybo until this thread. Port o john/potty is what I know them as.

I’ve lived in 5 states. Kybo is definitely a central Iowa term. Porta potty is most common term I’ve heard/used.

 

[michaelrr1]

 

[NickTheGreat]

In order to be a Kybo, it has to come from the Kybo region of France. Otherwise its just a port a potty.

 

[flycy]

Apparently I've lived my entire life thinking that "kybo" was common slang to describe a port-a-potty. It seems to be a local Iowa term.

Have never called it anything else and I grew up calling them "kybos"

Used the term on a teams call at work today and not a single other person on that call knew what I was saying.

Did anyone else learn this term as a kid?

Grew up in Iowa, never called them or heard them called Kybo's except on this site. Maybe regional????

 

[wxman1]

I’ve lived in 5 states. Kybo is definitely a central Iowa term. Porta potty is most common term I’ve heard/used.

This. It is a DSM/central Iowa thing only. Next thing to shock you with. That little area is the only ones that do the dumb joke stuff/beggars night too. Don’t move and act like we are the weird ones for not doing it.

 

[intrepid27]

Hawkeye breeding statioh.

 

[icyguy2]

Kybo = Keep your bowels open

 

[nfrine]

Hawkeye breeding statioh.

Hokeye hotels....

 

[IlliniCy]

Kybo was the portajohn brand name back in the day. It looks like someone still owns the name, and the contact name listed is "Plummer".

 

[Cyguy94]

First heard the term KYBO on RAGBRAI in 1987.

 

[1100011CS]

First heard the term KYBO on RAGBRAI in 1987.

I was thinking the same thing and similar year.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

From 2016

Poll: Do You Know What A Kybo Is?

I have found that people that aren't from Iowa have know idea what this is.

www.cyclonefanatic.com

 

[ISUcyclones11]

I was thinking the same thing and similar year.

Dug around on facebook (for hours) and most sources seem to trace back to ragbrai in the 80s.

 

[Kaner04]

Have never ever heard it called a Kybo until I was curious what this thread was about