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potty

UK/ˈpɒti/ US/ˈpɑdi/ fairly common informal
noun (2) adjective (3)

noun

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2.

adjective

1.

(British informal) trivial

  • “potty little details”
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3.

stupid and confused; used especially of persons

  • “blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are”
  • “a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow” Isaac Sterne
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • big boy potty
  • big girl potty
  • big kid potty
  • birth-to-potty diaper
  • birth-to-potty nappy
  • go potty
  • go to the potty
  • on the potty

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