potty-mouthed

Definition of potty-mouthednext

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Recent Examples of potty-mouthed Parents react in different ways, from telling their potty-mouthed offspring to stop, to explaining why this is a bad habit, to ignoring the behavior, or even enforcing consequences as a punishment. Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Jan. 2026 Deadline revealed earlier this month that the company was suing Avalon after the British producer’s Spitting Image series on YouTube depicted Paddington Bear as a potty-mouthed podcast host. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025 The idea of Jennifer Lawrence became almost a cultural fetish, the nation’s four-quadrant fantasy of a carefree, potty-mouthed darling. Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025 Musk, often potty-mouthed and petulant on X, replied that Tesla was ready to do exactly that. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025 The cheeky subject matter has lent itself to a potty-mouthed promotional tour. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024 His Ludvig is orbited by the flamboyantly evil Frederik, the wounded yet powerful Ann Barbara and the charmingly potty-mouthed Anmai Mus. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Mikkelsen commands quiet attention with his signature stoicism at the center, orbited by the flamboyantly evil Frederik, the wounded yet powerful Ann Barbara, and the charmingly potty-mouthed Anmai Mus. Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024 But the infamous potty-mouthed superhero, played by Ryan Reynolds, did make a cameo at the Creative Arts Emmys in an acceptance speech. Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potty-mouthed
Adjective
  • Norma is contrasted by her narcissistic, foulmouthed, crash-and-burn sister, Wanda, who has chosen Norma’s house as a rendezvous point with an old boyfriend … against Norma’s wishes, and for very underhanded reasons.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Then downstairs in the filthy little basement, where there's the stone butt carved into the wall, people knew exactly what to do.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
  • Strong supports the closing of Men’s Central Jail and said the department needed to look at medical care, filthy living conditions and a lack of healthy food and clean water.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • The post garnered nearly 200 comments, mostly calling the meme vulgar and indecent.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • Pamela Martin, 44, and her boyfriend Christopher O’Kane, 41, both pleaded guilty in March to three counts of making an indecent image of a child, two counts of distributing an indecent image of a child, possession of an extreme pornographic image and publishing an obscene article.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But demeaning our brand through association with vulgar demagogues is a losing strategy.
    Alma Hernandez, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Faced with that reality, our inability to relate to one another becomes almost obscene.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • For instance, the ruling recognized that the government’s need to protect national security might require it to prevent publication of the number and location of troops and that the primary requirements of decency might require censorship of obscene publications.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Plummer even had time to throw, as the offensive line held up in protection and kept the quarterback upright then entire game.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Last year’s Red Sox were a top-10 team in several offensive metrics, but the struggles to capitalize were always there.
    Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • The mayor at the time, Dean Koldenhoven, vetoed the buyout, calling it insulting to Muslims.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • For filmmakers who view their individual work as the center of gravity, this can sit somewhere between confusing and insulting.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Sankar also noted that Seagate’s June quarter outlook implies a gross margin of about 50%.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 May 2026
  • The average gross pay of nearly $95,000 for active employees includes overtime, which can be a large percentage of overall pay for some employees.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026

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“Potty-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potty-mouthed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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