potty-mouthed

adjective

Definition of potty-mouthednext
as in foulmouthed

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Recent Examples of potty-mouthed The series combines potty-mouthed put-downs with more sentimental story lines. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 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 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
  1. foulmouthed
  2. filthy
  3. indecent
  4. vulgar
  5. obscene
  6. offensive
  7. insulting
  8. gross
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
Definition of foulmouthed
Adjective
  • Raman has promised to speed up housing construction, bring back entertainment industry jobs and improve services in a city known for filthy streets, gridlock and an unresponsive City Hall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Jurors heard testimony from three of Alsheikh’s victims who said they were packed into small, filthy, cold, wet cells that were infested with insects and other vermin.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • There Lizzie threw parties for the actress Nance O’Neil and her theater company, which Emma thought were indecent.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • He has also been charged with two counts of indecent acts on a minor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of indecent
Adjective
  • Now, Simmons is unfortunately known for one of college football's most vulgar sack celebrations ever.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Referee Ronald Torbert gave the officiating crew a vulgar instruction while his microphone remained on after announcing the fumble on the kickoff had been reversed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • The public must contend head-on with a collapsing currency and runaway inflation, and to ordinary Iranians, describing the present situation as sustainable would sound almost obscene.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Current Florida law says a school district can review and remove a book after a complaint has been made that a book is pornographic, obscene or isn’t age appropriate.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The offensive line sort of got decimated, and now the cornerbacks have gotten decimated.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • Some job seekers say AI interviews can feel impersonal, stilted, and downright insulting.
    — Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even more insulting was the cold, transactional nature of the intrusion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of insulting
Adjective
  • Bullman says JamJar typically wants to see gross margins of at least 50%, and ideally higher for premium beauty, to absorb retailer terms.
    — Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In my view, gross margins have also been derisked at around 72%.
    — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of gross

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“Potty-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potty-mouthed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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