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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 pot.]
pot·ty 2
(pŏt′ē) Informaln. pl. pot·ties
Idiom: 1. A small pot for use as a toilet by an infant or young child.
2. A bathroom or toilet.
go potty
To defecate or urinate.
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potty
(ˈpɒtɪ)adj, -tier or -tiest
1. foolish or slightly crazy
2. trivial or insignificant
3. (foll by: about or on) very keen (about)
[C19: perhaps from pot1]
ˈpottiness n
potty
(ˈpɒtɪ)n, pl -ties
a child's word for chamberpot
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pot•ty1
(ˈpɒt i)adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.
1. Chiefly Brit. Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.
2. Brit. paltry; trifling; petty.
[1855–60]
pot•ty2
(ˈpɒt i)n., pl. -ties.
1. a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
2. the pot of a potty-chair.
[1840]
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| Noun | 1. |  potty - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet |
| 2. | potty - a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in | |
| Adj. | 1. | potty - marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
| 2. | potty - (British informal) trivial; "potty little details" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant" | |
| 3. | potty - slightly intoxicated drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
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potty
adjective (Brit. informal) crazy, eccentric, crackers (Brit. slang), barmy (slang), touched, soft (informal), out there (slang), silly, foolish, daft (informal), off-the-wall (slang), oddball (informal), off the rails, dotty (slang, chiefly Brit.), loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), dippy (slang), gonzo (slang), doolally (slang), off your trolley (slang), up the pole (informal), off your chump (slang), wacko or whacko (informal) I had an old aunt once who went completely potty.
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Translations
مَجنون، أبْلَهنُونِيَّةٌ لِلأَطْفَال
nočníkpraštěný
halvtossetpotte
potta
tuta
klikkaîur
幼児用の便器
유아용 변기
jucis
potta
กระโถนสำหรับเด็กเล็ก
kafadan çatlaklazımlıküşütük
bô
potty
1 [ˈpɒtɪ] N → orinal m de niño, bacinica f (LAm)potty
2 [ˈpɒtɪ] ADJ (pottier (compar) (pottiest (superl))) (Brit)1. (= mad) → chiflado
she's potty about him → anda loca por él, se chifla por él
you must be potty! → ¡tú estás loco!
to drive sb potty → volver loco a algn
it's enough to drive you potty → es para volverse loco
she's potty about him → anda loca por él, se chifla por él
you must be potty! → ¡tú estás loco!
to drive sb potty → volver loco a algn
it's enough to drive you potty → es para volverse loco
2. (= small) → insignificante, miserable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
potty
[ˈpɒti]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
potty
1potty
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
potty
1 [ˈpɒtɪ] n (fam) → vasinopotty
2 [ˈpɒtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (mad) → matto/a, tocco/a; (idea) → balordo/ayou're driving me potty! → mi fai diventare matto!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
potty
(ˈpoti) adjective mad; crazy. He must be potty to do that!
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potty
→ نُونِيَّةٌ لِلأَطْفَال nočník potte Töpfchen βλαμμένος orinal potta pot tuta vasino 幼児用の便器 유아용 변기 potje potte nocnik penico, pinico детский горшок potta กระโถนสำหรับเด็กเล็ก lazımlık bô 便壶Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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potty
n (pl -ties) (ped, fam) inodoro, inodoro para niños; to go — usar el inodoroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.