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Dictionary: pot·ty1   (pŏt'ē) pronunciation
adj. Chiefly British, -ti·er, -ti·est.
  1. Of little importance; trivial.
  2. Slightly intoxicated.
  3. Somewhat silly or crazy; addlebrained.

[Possibly from POT1.]


pot·ty2 (pŏt'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
A small pot for use as a toilet by an infant or young child.


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chiefly Brit.  1) trivial  2) slightly intoxicated  3) addlebrained
WordNet: potty
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  Synonyms: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, stool, throne

Meaning #2: a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
  Synonyms: chamberpot, thunder mug


The adjective potty has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (British informal) trivial

Meaning #2: (slang) very drunk
  Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet

Meaning #3: stupid and confused; used especially of persons
  Synonyms: addlebrained, addlepated, puddingheaded, muddleheaded


Translations: Potty
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - ubetydelig, let, halvskør

2.
n. - potte

idioms:

  • potty trained    toilettrænet

Nederlands (Dutch)
pot, potje, geschift

Français (French)
1.
adj. - dingue, farfelu, insignifiant ou faible

2.
n. - pot de chambre

idioms:

  • potty trained    (être) propre/aller sur le pot (en parlant d'un bébé)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - (ugs.) verrückt

2.
n. - Töpfchen

idioms:

  • potty trained    das Töpfchen benutzend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασήμαντος, τιποτένιος, (Βρετ., καθομ.) ανισόρροπος
n. - καθικάκι, γκιογκιό

idioms:

  • potty trained    μωρό που έχει μάθει να χρησιμοποιεί γκιογκιό

Italiano (Italian)
vasetto

idioms:

  • potty trained    abituato a farla nel vaso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - insignificante, amalucado
n. - maluco (m), penico (m)

idioms:

  • potty trained    criança que já usa o penico (f)

Русский (Russian)
горшок, туалет, мелочный, слегка помешанный, сходить с ума о

idioms:

  • potty trained    чистоплотный (о ребенке)

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - loco, tonto, insignificante

2.
n. - orinal, pelela, bacinica

idioms:

  • potty trained    que no usa más pañales

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - knasig, stollig, pluttig, gropig
n. - potta (barnspråk)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 微小的, 愚蠢的, 不重要的, 有点疯狂的

idioms:

  • potty trained    坐便盆训练的

2. 婴儿的便盆, 洗手间

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 嬰兒的便盆, 洗手間

2.
adj. - 微小的, 愚蠢的, 不重要的, 有點瘋狂的

idioms:

  • potty trained    坐便盆訓練的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 시시한, 사소한

2.
n. - 어린용 변기

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 取るに足らない, ばかな, つまらない
n. - 幼児用便器, トイレ

idioms:

  • potty trained    おまるが使える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تافه, ضيل القيمه, مخبول, مترفع (الاسم) نونيه للأطفال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מופרע, מטורף, קטנטן, קל-ערך‬
n. - ‮עביט (לפעוט), סיר-לילה‬


 
 
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