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potty
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As a noun, potty means a chamber pot, particularly (children) the pot used when toilet-training children. As an adjective, it means insane.
Meanings of potty
7 meaningsnoun
diminutiveA chamber pot, particularly (children) the pot used when toilet-training children.
diminutiveAny other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
verb
Synonym of go potty
adjective
informalInsane.
“The noise that the neighbour's kids were making was driving Fred potty.”
golfEasy to pot the ball on.
Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
“he was infatuated with her”
“Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection”
Similar: enamored, infatuated, in love, smitten, soft on, taken with(British informal) trivial
“potty little details”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).