as in restrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty
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Recent Examples of potties
Envision 2026 will provide more port-a-potties with more frequent pumping and better placement.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Now both of the community’s sports fields have permanent restroom facilities for baseball and soccer players, and passing trail users, an upgrade from the porta-potties that had been on the sites for many years.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Lately, food trucks, porta-potties, and luxury-spa-goers are a more common sight.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Now both of the community’s sports fields have permanent restroom facilities for baseball and soccer players, and passing trail users, an upgrade from the porta-potties that had been on the sites for many years.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Lately, food trucks, porta-potties, and luxury-spa-goers are a more common sight.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potties
Noun
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Overall, the cost of holding the parade has jumped from about $12,000 to almost $50,000, including signs, portable restrooms and permits.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The multimillion-dollar plan was sparked by the city’s request for proposals for restrooms that would eliminate the need to drill underground to be connected to the city’s sewer and water lines.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This two-story home offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Today, bathrooms are becoming spa-like retreats.—
Laura Fenton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bathroom Aziz says Magic Erasers are great for cleaning both porcelain tile, bathtubs, sinks, and toilets.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Potties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potties. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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