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potty
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pot·ty 1  (pt)
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  (pt)
n. pl. pot·ties
A small pot for use as a toilet by an infant or young child.

potty1
adj -tier, -tiest Brit informal
1. foolish or slightly crazy
2. trivial or insignificant
3. (foll by about or on) very keen (about)
[perhaps from pot1]
pottiness  n

potty2
n pl -ties
a child's word for chamber pot
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pottypotty - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
bathroom, 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.pottypotty - slightly intoxicated                
drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

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.
Translations
potty1 [ˈpɒtɪ] Norinal m de niño, bacinica f (LAm)
potty2 [ˈpɒtɪ] ADJ (pottier (compar) (pottiest (superl))) (Brit)
1. (= mad) → chiflado
she's potty about himanda loca por él, se chifla por él
you must be potty!¡tú estás loco!
to drive sb pottyvolver loco a algn
it's enough to drive you pottyes para volverse loco
2. (= small) → insignificante, miserable

potty [ˈpɒti]
adj
(British) (= mad) → dingue >
to go potty → devenir dingue
n
[child] → pot m
potty-train [ˈpɒtitreɪn] (British) vtapprendre la propreté à
potty trained potty-trained [ˈpɒtitreɪnd] (British) adj [child] → propre
potty training potty-training (British) napprentissage m de la propreté

potty1
nTöpfchen nt; potty-trained (Brit) → sauber

potty2
adj (+er) (Brit inf: = mad) → verrückt; to go pottyverrückt werden, durchdrehen; to drive somebody pottyjdn zum Wahnsinn treiben; to be potty about something (about hobby etc)ganz verrückt nach etw sein; he’s potty about herer ist verrückt nach ihr

potty1 [ˈpɒtɪ] n (fam) → vasino
potty1 [ˈpɒtɪ] n (fam) → vasino
potty2 [ˈpɒtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (mad) → matto/a, tocco/a; (idea) → balordo/a
you're driving me potty! → mi fai diventare matto!
potty2 [ˈpɒtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (mad) → matto/a, tocco/a; (idea) → balordo/a
you're driving me potty! → mi fai diventare matto!

potty
adj potty [ˈpoti]
mad; crazy He must be potty to do that! mal, gek مَجنون، أبْلَه смахнат praštěný halvtosset verrückt παλαβός pirado, chiflado pöörane خل وضع puolihullu cinglé מְשוּגָע मूर्ख, पागल lud, šašav dilis gila klikkaður matto 気のふれた 미친 pamišęs jucis gila gek tullet, sprø stuknięty maluco ţicnit, scrântit чокнутый šibnutý prismuknjen lud knasig, tokig โง่เง่ามาก üşütük, kafadan çatlak 發瘋似的;傻的 божевільний پاگل، ديوانہ ngu xuẩn

potty نونية للأطفال 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 cái bô 便壶


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