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pot⋅ty

1  [pot-ee]
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
1. Chiefly British Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.
2. British. paltry; trifling; petty.
Origin:
1855–60; pot 1 + -y 1
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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; pot 1 + -y 2
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pot·ty 1   (pŏt'ē)   
adj.   pot·ti·er, pot·ti·est Chiefly British

  1. Of little importance; trivial.

  2. Slightly intoxicated.

  3. Somewhat silly or crazy; addlebrained.


[Possibly from pot1.]
pot·ty 2   (pŏt'ē)   
n.   pl. pot·ties
A small pot for use as a toilet by an infant or young child.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
potty

  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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

potty  (adj.)
"crazy, silly," 1920, slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to potter (v.). Earlier slang senses were "easy to manage" (1899) and "feeble, petty" (1860).

potty  (n.)
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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