Definitions

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  • noun A chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.
  • noun childish A toilet bowl. Can be used as essentially a synonym of toilet or bathroom in some phrases, e.g. potty parity, potty mouth, potty humor.
  • verb intransitive, childish Variant of go potty.
  • adjective informal Insane.

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  • adjective slightly intoxicated
  • noun a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
  • adjective (British informal) trivial
  • noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  • adjective marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

Etymologies

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

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