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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
  • That praise rings true more than a decade later thanks to joke after filthy joke, cameo after foul-mouthed cameo, scare after genuine scare.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • There is something almost indecent about connecting personal opportunity to a day of such extraordinary grief and trauma.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The additional charges filed against Andrew Tate last month include seven counts of rape, 15 counts of making/distributing indecent images of children and four counts of possession of extreme pornography.
    — Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of indecent
Adjective
  • Perhaps her daughter-in-law is not vulgar but, rather, simple and spontaneous?
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Decide for yourself whether that’s a bold indicator of English football’s superiority over the rest of the world, or a revolting symbol of the bloated and vulgar behemoth that the game has become.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Banners unfurled at off-campus houses ranged from the profane to the obscene.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Georgia Bulldog logo has showed up for years on hats, shirts and pennants, but the state Board of Regents has decided that the appearance of the familiar canine on toilet seats and obscene posters is going too far.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • Miami kept its offensive scoring streak intact on its third drive.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong had one of his worst offensive games of the year, finishing 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and had nine total runners on base for those at-bats.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 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
  • What was already a very darkly funny and incredibly gross film gets even more disturbing as Bryan ventures into the Raccoon City hospital, trying to make his delivery.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Quast was arrested and booked into the Wright County Jail on a gross misdemeanor theft charge.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gross

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