potty
1 Americanadjective
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pottier,
comparative
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pottiest
superlative
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Chiefly British Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.
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British. paltry; trifling; petty.
noun
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potties
plural
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a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
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a small metal pot fitting under a potty-chair.
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Baby Talk. a toilet.
adjective
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foolish or slightly crazy
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trivial or insignificant
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very keen (about)
noun
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Etymology
Origin of potty1
First recorded in 1855–60; pot 1 + -y 1
Origin of potty2
Example Sentences
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“Like a sour milk base or something, mixed with porta potty with a little chemical on top of it,” she said, describing the aroma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mr. Bennett is potty about footie, and like all mildly deranged fans of the Beautiful Game he sees it as transcending the boundaries of mere sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
For example, when working on an episode about potty training, she took a class from two potty training experts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
This process was clearly going to involve more than potty training—although that proved harder than I expected, too.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025
The boys ordered their lunch, plus a baked potato for Reggie and a plain burger for Freebie, who was on a potty break.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
On Tuesday, school-age children kicked a soccer ball there next to dozens of full trash bags, four porta potties and a handwashing station that had run out of water.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Children sipped lemonade and ate chocolate cupcakes while they tossed bean bags into plastic training potties on the ground.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Winter, I like where you're going here -- right down to the porta potties.
From Fox News ● Aug. 27, 2020
“Somehow the Ukrainians managed to indoctrinate a toddler to use our potties and do their bidding to one day bring down the president of the United States,” said Kimmel, who called the commentary “really ridiculous”.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2019
Father and Peter emptied our improvised potties and rinsed them with warm water and powdered bleach.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
They'd never gone pottier than they did that week, when the Scots won at Wembley, then collapsed the goalposts and stole half the turf in celebration.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2021
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