What's the Joke Behind 'Mobile Toilet'
'Mobile Toilet' is an internet buzzword with several meanings:
Originally, 'mobile toilet' referred to a portable device for disposing of physiological waste anytime and anywhere. This device is movable and convenient for use in different scenarios to meet people's needs for relieving themselves at any time.
It also originated from a mistranslation of the English term 'Honey bucket' (a slang term or brand name for mobile toilets). 'Honey bucket' was originally a common mobile toilet on American streets. During its spread, due to language differences and miscommunication, it gradually became known to the public as 'mobile toilet'.
In the online context, 'mobile toilet' has been given a new meaning. It is used to refer to people on Weibo who like to gossip about others' private parts, are good at discovering others' privacy, and have the ability to search for, lock onto, and filter out others' 'excrement-related' traits. These people are keen on digging up the unknown aspects of others, especially those that are more private and less glorious. Just as a mobile toilet can collect excrement, they collect negative information about others.
In addition, 'mobile toilet' also carries a mocking tone. 'Sitting on a mobile toilet' refers to the act of sitting on one's own excrement, which is an exaggerated description of uncivilized and unhygienic behavior. Expressions like 'precisely spraying onto the target location', 'efficiently solving constipation problems', and 'the toilet seat is full of your essence' are used to describe netizens whose comments or remarks are very distinctive. These expressions carry a playful and mocking tone and are usually used to tease those whose remarks are vulgar, uncivilized, or eccentric.
There is also a case where Linkage Cloud's shared Guanzhi cars were uncivilly used by some people who relieved themselves in the cars, especially in the trunks. This uncivilized behavior led to the cars being sarcastically referred to as 'mobile toilets', which is a criticism and mockery of uncivilized phenomena.
