Noun
the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the pottyAdjective
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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Referee Scott Foster ejected coach Jason Kidd in the first quarter for his apparent potty mouth.—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026 Following a heated confrontation where Paul slapped Punk across the face, the rivalry intensified with Punk retaliating by trapping Paul's ally, Pat McAfee, in a porta-potty.—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 That meant the party was themed to a simulation of a simulation, a trippy, irreverent-chic, multistory experience beginning with a step-and-repeat in front of a porta-potty, naturally.—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025 While Kolbe was inside, a worker positioned one of the prongs of the forklift under the porta-potty and lifted Kolbe up and down, according to the lawsuit.—Darcie Moran, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for potty