potty
pronunciation
How to pronounce potty in British English:
UK [ˈpɒti]
How to pronounce potty in American English:
US [ˈpɑti]
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- Noun:
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
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- Adjective:
- (British informal) trivial
- very drunk
- stupid and confused; used especially of persons
Word Origin
- potty (adj.)
- "crazy, silly," 1916, slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to potter (v.). Earlier slang senses were "easy to manage" (1899) and "feeble, petty" (1860).
- potty (n.)
- 1942, child's word for "chamber pot," from pot (n.1). Potty-training is attested from 1958. Potty-mouth "one who uses obscene language" is student slang from 1968.
Example
- 1. How do you potty train a 1 .
- 2. Guy 's potty about german beer and sausages .
- 3. Successful use of the potty earns such a coin .
- 4. Utterly potty . When was all this supposed to have happened ?
- 5. They are 3 months apart , so potty training was happening at the same time .