potty

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pot·ty1 /ˈpɒti $ ˈpɑːti/ adjective British English informal  1  CRAZYcrazy or silly 疯狂的；愚蠢的 What a potty idea! 多么愚蠢的主意！ You must be potty! 你肯定是疯了！2. drive somebody potty informal if something or someone is driving you potty, they are annoying you, especially if they are making it difficult for you to continue what you are doing 使某人发疯3  be potty about somebody/something informal to like someone very much, or be very interested in something 对某人/某事物着迷 She’s potty about riding. 她很爱骑马。 —pottiness noun [uncountable]

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potty2 noun (plural potties) [countable]  1. DHBa container used by very young children as a toilet 〔小孩用的〕便盆，尿壶2  go potty American English to use the toilet – used by young children or when speaking to them 上厕所〔儿语〕 Do you need to go potty? 要不要上厕所？3. potty mouth American English informal someone who has or is a potty mouth uses offensive words 满口脏话的人4. potty break American English informal a time when you stop what you are doing, especially when driving a car, so that you can use the toilet – used humorously 解手的时间〔尤指开车途中停下解手的间隙；幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

potty• Before long Betty will be serving up hot potties.Origin potty1 (1800-1900) Origin unknown potty2 (1900-2000) pot

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pot‧ty¹ /ˈpɒti $ ˈpɑːti/ adjective British English informal1. crazy or silly:
    What a potty idea!
    You must be potty!
2. drive somebody potty if something or someone is driving you potty, they are annoying you, especially if they are making it difficult for you to continue what you are doing
3. be potty about somebody/something to like someone very much, or be very interested in something:
    She’s potty about riding.
—pottiness noun [uncountable]

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potty² noun (plural potties) [countable]
1. a container used by very young children as a toilet
2. go potty American English to use the toilet – used by young children or when speaking to them:
    Do you need to go potty?
3. potty mouth American English informal someone who has or is a potty mouth uses offensive words
4. potty break American English informal a time when you stop what you are doing, especially when driving a car, so that you can use the toilet – used humorously
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ toilet British English a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house or in a public place: He locked himself in the toilet. | the public toilets
   ▪ bathroom a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house. In British English, bathroom is used especially when you want to be polite. In American English, it is the usual word to use: He asked to use the bathroom.
   ▪ restroom American English a room in a public place that has one or more toilets in it: She went into the store to use the restroom.
   ▪ lavatory formal a room with a toilet in it. In American English lavatory is used mainly for toilets in a public building or on a plane. In British English it is used both about public toilets and toilets in people’s houses: public lavatories | He didn’t have time to visit the lavatory.
   ▪ loo British English informal, john American English informal a room with a toilet in it. Loo is very common in everyday spoken British English: ‘Where’s Chris?’ ‘He’s in the loo.’ | Can I use your loo? | Where’s the john?
   ▪ bog British English informal a very informal word for a toilet, which is not considered polite: The nearest bog was miles away.
   ▪ the ladies British English, the ladies’ room American English a public toilet for women: Where’s the ladies? | I need to go to the ladies’ room.
   ▪ the gents British English, the men’s room American English a public toilet for men: I followed him into the gents. | I’ve got to go to the men’s room. Excuse me.
   ▪ latrine an outdoor toilet in a camp or military area: The latrines were in a shocking state.
   ▪ urinal a type of toilet for men that is attached to a wall: He was standing at the urinal.
   ▪ potty a bowl that babies use as a toilet: Does he need his potty?
   ▪ commode a chair with a bowl in it, used as a toilet, especially in hospitals and homes for old people: She has to use a commode.
   ▪ bedpan a container which is used as a toilet, especially in hospitals by people who are too ill or weak to get out of bed: I had to change the bedpans.