noun
potty
PO-tee
noun
1
A small container used to help train young children to use the toilet.
"She's finally learned to use the potty on her own."
adj
1
(informal, chiefly British) Crazy or silly.
"You must be potty to go swimming in this weather!"
How to Use Potty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA child's toilet-training seat, or, informally, describing someone as a bit crazy.
UK vs US
The 'crazy' sense is chiefly British informal usage.
Common pairings
potty training
go potty
a bit potty
Word Forms
pottier comparative, pottied past tense, potties plural, potties singular, pottiest superlative
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Etymology
From pot (chamber pot) plus the diminutive suffix -y.