potty

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noun

pot·​ty ˈpä-tē How to pronounce potty (audio)
plural potties
Synonyms of pottynext
1
a
: a small chair that has an open seat with a receptacle underneath and that is used for toilet training
b
: a small child's pot for urination or defecation
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potty

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adjective

pottier; pottiest
1
British : trivial, insignificant
2
chiefly British : slightly eccentric
3

Examples of potty in a Sentence

Noun the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty Adjective I think he's gone a little potty. All this noise is driving me potty! She's just potty about this new dance class.
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Noun
According to investigators, crews arrived to find two porta-potties on fire and a tree that was actively burning. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 As for the Orion capsule’s pesky potty, Mission Control assured the astronauts that no maintenance was required Tuesday. Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 There was a lot of potty talk that went along with this effort as the crew and Mission Control repeatedly tried to flush the vent lines and drain the toilet, which is itself a first for a moon mission. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2026 The porta-potties have a just-so different color. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for potty

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably from pot entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Adjective

circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of potty was circa 1860

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“Potty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

potty

noun
pot·​ty
ˈpät-ē
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