unflushable

English

From un- +‎ flushable.

unflushable (not comparable)

(of a toilet) That cannot be flushed.
- 2020 January 3, Timothy Egan, “The Case for a One-Term Joe”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:
  You may have heard an old crank in a big house ranting about appliances and unflushable toilets the other day.
(of a product) Not designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.
- 2021 December 23, ElizaMcPhee, “Kids' toys, jewellery and a BRICK: The bizarre things Sydneysiders tried to flush down their toilet - wih flushed wet wipes costing $8MILLION a year”, in Daily Mail Australia‎^[2]:
  The Sydney water team are hoping that by showing families the 'unflushable' and 'unsinkable' items, that the environment will be a lot better off.

unflushable (plural unflushables)

An item that cannot be flushed.
- 2003 September 7, Adam Sternbergh, “Selling Your Sex Life”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[3]:
  Recently, I asked Moffat about the "unflushables" gag -- which leads to one of the funniest jokes in the British show -- and he said flatly, "That was not taken out by me."