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Examples of potty in a Sentence
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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Part of the problem is that the potty-mouthed comedienne didn't write the script this time.
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Cultural contrasts between American and European pet owners touch all areas, including acceptance in public places, health care and even potty rules.
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Over a week dominated by internal strife in the administration, a potty-mouthed tirade from the new communications chief and the collapse of health care legislation, policy was aired on a number of fronts as well.
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Over a week dominated by internal strife in the administration, a potty-mouthed tirade from the new communications chief and the collapse of health care legislation, policy was aired on a number of fronts as well.
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After officers gave him a rude awakening, Jones became potty-mouthed once again, deputies said.
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But when 56-year-old Barbara Dawson stepped outside to call in the herd after 15 minutes of potty time, Sassy was gone.
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This is just to say that most, if not all, of the humor is of the fifth-grade-boy, naughty, potty variety.
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Behind closed doors, though, Lincoln could be as coarse as anyone, and had a predilection for potty humor.
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Origin and Etymology of potty
potty Synonyms
Synonyms
aristocratic, elitist, high-hat, persnickety, snobbish, ritzy, snobby, snooty, snotty, toffee-nosed [chiefly British]Related Words
aloof, arrogant, bumptious, haughty, high-and-mighty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-handed, hoity-toity, huffish, huffy, imperious, lordly, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also topliftical), uppity; biggety (or biggity) [Southern & Midland], bigheaded, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), prideful, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, swelled-headed, swellheadedNear Antonyms
democratic, egalitarian; egoless, humble, modest, unpretentious; antielitist, antisnobDefinition of potty
plural potties
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:a small child's pot for urination or defecation;
also
:potty-chair
Examples of potty in a Sentence
the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty
Recent Examples of potty from the Web
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But to many residents, the possible sake-bite risk to boaters who use the port-o-potty on the island was too great.
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There’s also an owner clubhouse with a TV lounge, prep kitchen and dining room; a pet washing and grooming station; and a dog-walking and potty area.
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Iceland is sick of tourists’ bad behavior, from pooping everywhere but porta-potties to, last month, picking out a crude message in moss that will deface a hillside for decades.
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In Georgia, Cobb County’s libraries are going potty for Potter.
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June 4 * Officers checked on a woman who was seen throwing her clothing around, tying objects to a porta-potty, and engaged in a heated discussion with a tree.
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June 4 * Officers checked on a woman who was seen throwing her clothing around, tying objects to a porta-potty, and engaged in a heated discussion with a tree.
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Start associating potty breaks with a specific word or short phrase.
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The space at 15 Broad Street offers about 25 homeless residents access to food, laundry, showers and a port-a-potty.
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First Known Use of potty
circa 1942
potty Synonyms
Synonyms
bath, bathroom, bog [British], can, cloakroom [British], comfort station, convenience [chiefly British], head, john, latrine, lavatory, loo [chiefly British], toilet, restroom, washroom, water closetRelated Words
commode, pan [British], pot; garderobe, jakes, outhouse, privy; half bath, powder room; ladies [chiefly British], ladies' room, men's roomPOTTY Defined for English Language Learners
potty
play
adjective
Definition of potty for English Language Learners
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: very interested in or excited about someone or something
potty
noun
Definition of potty for English Language Learners
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: a pot that children use as a toilet until they are big enough to use a toilet
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the potty : the toilet or bathroom
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