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  • noun Plural form of potty.

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Examples

  • At a dinner party in Delhi, a young foreign academic, describing what was most noticeable about the crowds he had seen in Bombay on his Indian holiday, said with a giggle: 'They were doing their' potties 'on the street.'

    India: Synthesis and Mimicry Naipaul, V.S. 1976

  • That’s because if you’re going to have sexual assaults, the potties are the most likely place.

    Hard Road Barbara D’Amato 2001

  • After warning that strollers, carriages and backpacks are barred, the advisory states: “Parents should also be aware that the West Front of the Capitol is entirely outdoors — there will be no tents or other covered areas in case of inclement weather; the only restrooms are porta-potties; and there will be no refreshment stands.”

    Ban on Strollers for Inauguration - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • The field workers probably did not have portable potties in those days and if they did they probably were paid by weight rather than by hour so they did not want to waiste time going away from their work.

    Page 2 2009

  • After suffering agonies of embarrassment over a news report the Marine Corp Marathon had rebuffed the RtRSa/oF's offer to join hands and share potties this coming weekend -- the marathon is set for the next morning -- the organizers of Stewart's rally have rebounded in a big way, hiring what may be the largest portable toilet company in the country, United Site Services, to provide relief to Saturday's rally attendees.

    Jon Stewart's rally porta-potties trickling in now Lisa de Moraes 2010

  • After warning that strollers, carriages and backpacks are barred, the advisory states: “Parents should also be aware that the West Front of the Capitol is entirely outdoors — there will be no tents or other covered areas in case of inclement weather; the only restrooms are porta-potties; and there will be no refreshment stands.”

    Ban on Strollers for Inauguration - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • The field workers probably did not have portable potties in those days and if they did they probably were paid by weight rather than by hour so they did not want to waiste time going away from their work.

    Page 2 2009

  • The field workers probably did not have portable potties in those days and if they did they probably were paid by weight rather than by hour so they did not want to waiste time going away from their work.

    Page 2 2009

  • The field workers probably did not have portable potties in those days and if they did they probably were paid by weight rather than by hour so they did not want to waiste time going away from their work.

    Page 2 2009

  • The only legend WhichDoktorHunt is would be the one on the map, pointing out where the porta potties are located.

    Think Progress » Kansas Attorney General Refuses To Sue Federal Government Over Health Care Reform 2010

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