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potty
(pɒti)
Word forms: plural potties
1. countable noun
A potty is a deep bowl which a small child uses instead of a toilet.
2. graded adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you say that someone is potty, you think that they are crazy or foolish.
[British, informal, disapproval] More Synonyms of potty
potty in British English 1
(ˈpɒtɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiest British informal
1.
foolish or slightly crazy
2.
trivial or insignificant
3. (foll by about or on)
very keen (about)
Derived forms
pottiness (ˈpottiness) noun
Word origin
C19: perhaps from pot1potty in British English 2
(ˈpɒtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
a child's word for chamberpot
potty in American English 1
(ˈpɑti)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpotties
1.
a small chamber pot for a child
2.
a child's chair used for toilet training, consisting of an open seat beneath which a pot is attached
: in full potty chair3.
a toilet
a child's wordWord origin
dim. of pot1potty in American English 2
(ˈpɑti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈpottier or ˈpottiest Informal
1. British
trivial; petty
2. British
slightly crazy
Derived forms
pottiness (ˈpottiness) noun
Word origin
< (sense pot1 (sense 4)) + -y2Image ofpotty
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In other languagespotty
British English: potty /ˈpɒtɪ/ NOUN
A potty is a deep bowl which a small child uses as a toilet.
- American English: potty
- Arabic: نُونِيَّةٌ لِلأَطْفَال
- Brazilian Portuguese: pinico
- Chinese: 便壶
- Croatian: tuta
- Czech: nočník
- Danish: potte
- Dutch: potje
- European Spanish: orinal
- Finnish: potta
- French: pot enfant
- German: Töpfchen
- Greek: βλαμμένος
- Italian: vasino
- Japanese: 幼児用の便器
- Korean: 유아용 변기
- Norwegian: potte
- Polish: nocnik
- European Portuguese: penico
- Romanian: oliță
- Russian: детский горшок
- Latin American Spanish: orinal
- Swedish: potta
- Thai: กระโถนสำหรับเด็กเล็ก
- Turkish: lazımlık
- Ukrainian: дитячий горщик
- Vietnamese: bô
Chinese translation of 'potty'
potty
(ˈpɔtɪ) (inf)
adj
- (= mad)
傻的
(shǎ de)
n (c)
- (for child)
尿壶(壺)
(niàohú) (个(個), gè)to go potty (inf)发(發)疯(瘋)
(fāfēng)
1 (adjective)
Definition
slightly crazy
(British, informal) a wild, potty scheme
Synonyms
crazy
eccentric
an eccentric character who wears a beret and sunglasses
crackers (British, slang)
barmy (slang)
touched
They thought I was a bit touched.
soft (informal)
out there (slang)
silly
foolish
How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.
daft (informal)
I wasn't so daft as to believe him.
off-the-wall (slang)
surreal off-the-wall humour
oddball (informal)
off the rails
dotty (slang, mainly British)
an inventive and dotty comedy show
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, old-fashioned)
off the air (Australian, slang)
porangi (New Zealand)
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
his slightly daggy hobby of collecting novelty tea towels
2 (adjective)
Definition
trivial or insignificant
Synonyms
trivial
I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.
petty
Rows would start over petty things.
trifling
The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.
insignificant
In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city.
piddling (informal)
arguing over piddling amounts of money
footling (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of daft
Definition
foolish or crazy
I wasn't so daft as to believe him.
Synonyms
stupid,
simple,
crazy (informal),
silly,
absurd,
foolish,
irrational,
unwise,
senseless,
giddy,
infantile,
goofy,
foolhardy,
idiotic,
inane,
fatuous,
loopy (informal),
witless,
crackpot (informal),
out to lunch (informal),
dopey (informal),
puerile,
imprudent,
scatty (British, informal),
asinine,
gonzo (slang),
imbecilic,
doolally (slang),
off your head (informal),
off your trolley (slang),
up the pole (informal),
dumb-ass (slang),
wacko or whacko (slang, old-fashioned),
off the air (Australian, slang)
in the sense of daggy
Definition
eccentric
his slightly daggy hobby of collecting novelty tea towels
Synonyms
eccentric,
odd,
strange,
bizarre,
weird,
peculiar,
abnormal,
queer (informal),
irregular,
uncommon,
quirky,
out there (slang),
singular,
unconventional,
idiosyncratic,
off-the-wall (slang),
outlandish,
whimsical,
rum (British, slang),
capricious,
anomalous,
freakish,
aberrant,
wacko (slang, old-fashioned),
outréin the sense of dotty
Definition
slightly crazy
an inventive and dotty comedy show
Synonyms
crazy,
wacky,
touched,
peculiar,
eccentric,
batty (slang),
off-the-wall (slang),
potty (British, informal),
oddball (informal),
loopy (informal),
crackpot (informal),
out to lunch (informal),
out there (slang),
outré,
doolally (slang),
off your trolley (slang),
up the pole (informal),
wacko or whacko (slang, old-fashioned),
off the air (Australian, slang),
porangi (New Zealand),
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
Nearby words ofpotty
- potpourri
- potter
- pottery
- potty
- pouch
- poultry
- pounce
Synonyms of 'potty'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of eccentric
Definition
unconventional or odd
an eccentric character who wears a beret and sunglasses
Synonyms
odd,
strange,
bizarre,
weird,
peculiar,
abnormal,
queer (informal),
irregular,
uncommon,
quirky,
out there (slang),
singular,
unconventional,
idiosyncratic,
off-the-wall (slang),
outlandish,
whimsical,
rum (British, slang),
capricious,
anomalous,
freakish,
aberrant,
wacko (slang, old-fashioned),
outré,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of foolish
Definition
very silly, unwise, or absurd
How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.
Synonyms
silly,
stupid,
mad,
daft (informal),
simple,
weak,
crazy (informal),
ridiculous,
dumb (informal),
ludicrous,
senseless,
barmy (slang),
potty (British, informal),
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
half-baked (informal),
dotty (slang),
inane,
fatuous,
loopy (informal),
witless,
crackpot (informal),
moronic,
brainless,
half-witted,
imbecilic,
off your head (informal),
braindead (informal),
harebrained,
as daft as a brush (informal, British),
dumb-ass (slang),
doltishin the sense of footling
Synonyms
trivial,
minor,
silly,
irrelevant,
petty,
fiddling,
pointless,
trifling,
insignificant,
unimportant,
fussy,
immaterial,
time-wasting,
niggly,
nickel-and-dime (US, slang),
hairsplitting
in the sense of insignificant
Definition
having little or no importance
In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city.
Synonyms
unimportant,
minor,
irrelevant,
petty,
trivial,
meaningless,
trifling,
meagre,
negligible,
flimsy,
paltry,
immaterial,
inconsequential,
nondescript,
measly (informal),
scanty,
inconsiderable,
of no consequence,
nonessential,
small potatoes,
nickel-and-dime (US, slang),
of no account,
nugatory,
unsubstantial,
not worth mentioning,
of no moment,
wanky (taboo, slang)
in the sense of off-the-wall
surreal off-the-wall humour
Synonyms
weird,
odd,
strange,
out there (slang),
bizarre,
extraordinary,
fantastic,
astonishing,
curious,
peculiar,
eccentric,
queer,
singular,
far-out (slang),
outlandish,
oddball (informal),
left-field (informal),
freakish,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of petty
Definition
trivial or unimportant
Rows would start over petty things.
Synonyms
trivial,
inferior,
insignificant,
little,
small,
slight,
trifling,
negligible,
unimportant,
paltry,
measly (informal),
contemptible,
piddling (informal),
inconsiderable,
inessential,
nickel-and-dime (US, slang)
in the sense of piddling
Definition
petty or trivial
arguing over piddling amounts of money
Synonyms
trivial,
little,
petty,
worthless,
insignificant,
pants (informal),
useless,
fiddling,
trifling,
unimportant,
paltry,
Mickey Mouse (slang),
puny,
derisory,
measly (informal),
crappy (slang),
toytown (slang),
piffling,
poxy (slang),
nickel-and-dime (US, slang),
wanky (taboo, slang),
chickenshit (US, slang)
in the sense of touched
Definition
slightly mad
They thought I was a bit touched.
Synonyms
mad,
crazy,
nuts (slang),
daft (informal),
batty (slang),
cuckoo (informal),
barmy (slang),
nutty (slang),
bonkers (slang, British),
loopy (informal),
crackpot (informal),
out to lunch (informal),
gonzo (slang),
not all there,
doolally (slang),
off your trolley (slang),
up the pole (informal),
soft in the head (informal),
not right in the head,
off your rocker (slang),
nutty as a fruitcake (slang),
wacko or whacko (informal),
off the air (Australian, slang)
in the sense of trifling
Definition
insignificant, petty, or frivolous
The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.
Synonyms
insignificant,
small,
tiny,
empty,
slight,
silly,
shallow,
petty,
idle,
trivial,
worthless,
negligible,
unimportant,
frivolous,
paltry,
minuscule,
puny,
measly,
piddling (informal),
inconsiderable,
valueless,
nickel-and-dime (US, slang),
footling (informal)