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pot·ty

1   [pot-ee]
adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.
1.
Chiefly British Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.
2.
British. paltry; trifling; petty.
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Origin:
1855–60; pot1 + -y1

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pot·ty

2   [pot-ee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
2.
a small metal pot fitting under a potty-chair.
3.
Baby Talk. a toilet.
Origin:
1840–50; pot1 + -y2
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potty1 (ˈpɒtɪ)
 
—adj (foll by about or on) , -tier, -tiest
1.  foolish or slightly crazy
2.  trivial or insignificant
3.  very keen (about)
 
[C19: perhaps from pot1]
 
'pottiness1
 
—n

potty2 (ˈpɒtɪ)
 
—n , pl -ties
a child's word for chamber pot

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potty
"crazy, silly," 1920, slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to potter (v.). Earlier slang senses were "easy to manage" (1899) and "feeble, petty" (1860).
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potty
1942, child's word for "chamber pot," from pot (1). Potty-training is attested from 1958. Potty-mouth "one who uses obscene language" is student slang from 1968.
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potty definition


  1. n.
    a small toilet. (Usually juvenile.) : Mommy, I've got to go to the potty.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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