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potty.

A chamber pot.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒti/UK/ˈpɑti/Atlantic-Canada, General-American[ˈpɑɾi]Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈpɒti/Boston, Canada, Maine

  1. A chamber pot.

  2. A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.

  3. Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.

    childish · humorous
Where this word comes from

From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

verb/ˈpɒti/UK/ˈpɑti/Atlantic-Canada, General-American[ˈpɑɾi]Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈpɒti/Boston, Canada, Maine

  1. Synonym of go potty.

    childish · intransitive
    If anybody needs to potty, do it now before we go.
Where this word comes from

From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

adj/ˈpɒti/UK/ˈpɑti/Atlantic-Canada, General-American[ˈpɑɾi]Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈpɒti/Boston, Canada, Maine

  1. Insane.

    informal
    The noise that the neighbour's kids were making was driving Fred potty.

  2. Easy to pot the ball on.

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