potty
1Chiefly British Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.
British. paltry; trifling; petty.
Origin of potty
1Words Nearby potty
Other definitions for potty (2 of 2)
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
a small metal pot fitting under a potty-chair.
Baby Talk. a toilet.
Origin of potty
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How to use potty in a sentence
There is no time to worry about trivial matters like going on potty walks when I can hunt cicadas instead.
An open letter to the emerging cicadas in my backyardIn my younger days, back in March, I was fully potty-trained.
Though it’s not a forested or highly private space, the Diamond P can’t be beat for its ultra-clean porta potties and superior access to the park.
Utilities have urged customers for years to ignore “flushable” labels on increasingly popular, premoistened wipes used by nursing home staffs, potty-training toddlers and people who shun toilet paper.
A nasty pandemic problem: More flushed wipes are clogging pipes, sending sewage into homes | Katherine Shaver | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostThe graffiti on a port-a-potty in a gravel pit was, in the opinion of one Washington state resident, a sign that anti-fascists might blow up a nearby dam.
Documents Reveal Cops Chasing Absurd Antifa and BLM Tips | Kelly Weill | April 23, 2021 | The Daily Beast
Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “Porta potty.”
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, these “potty-mouthed princesses” curse like proverbial sailors to prove a point.
Marcel the Shell Returns, Potty-Mouthed Princesses, and More Viral Videos | Alex Chancey | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnless some kind of sky-high musical chairs ensues, anything more than a cursory pre-potty hello could become a little tricky.
Wingman, an App for Hookups at 30,000 Feet, Wants To Be the Tinder of Airline Travel | Charlotte Lytton | February 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProves that political potty-mouthing is practically our birthright.
Calling BS on the Surge in Cursing by Beltway Politicians | Lauren Ashburn | February 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI mean, just the potty training of octuplets is enough to cause a mind to snap.
Octomom Nadya Suleman Wants to Shed Her Creepy Persona | Maria Elena Fernandez | July 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo thousand six hundred men are hors de combat; and the chivalrous potty is himself seriously hurt.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevensonpotty, Pipes, and Piffle were very real to me, and lived like actual people in that dim garret.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonGeneral potty, we are glad to assure our readers, will be once more in the saddle before many days.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonIf Athene hadn't had that potty little legacy left her, she couldn't have done this.
A Family Man (From the Fifth Series Plays) | John GalsworthyBut I on'y git to be 'nouncer one time, 'cause Fanny tellin' me nex' fam'ly have dinnuh-potty make heap o' fun.
Seventeen | Booth Tarkington
British Dictionary definitions for potty (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɒtɪ) /
foolish or slightly crazy
trivial or insignificant
(foll by about or on) very keen (about)
Origin of potty
1Derived forms of potty
- pottiness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for potty (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɒtɪ) /
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