as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
a ridiculous woman with pretentious airs and potty pronunciations for everyday words
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as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty
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Recent Examples of potty
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
Try out portable potty solutions For those potty training or dealing with unfamiliar public restrooms, Johnson says that portable potty training chairs and folding travel potty seats have been super helpful for her family.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
It is recommended that children, who are not potty trained or are still in diapers, should not be in public swimming pools as this increases the risk of transmitting the illness if infected.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024
In Eugene, Oregon, right before the semi-final of my 400, I got locked in one of the porta potties.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
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How has using Charmin been helpful to you abroad and within the Olympic Village, especially since the previous porta potty mishap?
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
Try out portable potty solutions For those potty training or dealing with unfamiliar public restrooms, Johnson says that portable potty training chairs and folding travel potty seats have been super helpful for her family.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
It is recommended that children, who are not potty trained or are still in diapers, should not be in public swimming pools as this increases the risk of transmitting the illness if infected.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024
In Eugene, Oregon, right before the semi-final of my 400, I got locked in one of the porta potties.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
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But red is also the color of the tunic of cardinals, as well as the velvet cloaks worn throughout history by the great aristocratic families.Laura Tortora, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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Early in the design process, the owners told the team about their love of Florence’s Palazzo Tornabuoni, a grand 15th-century aristocratic home that has been reimagined as a 21st-century private-residence club.Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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Lula underwent surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage after the 79-year-old leader complained of headaches that doctors believed to be the result of a fall in a bathroom at his home in October.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Several pleaded to crack down on kids vaping in school bathrooms.Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some media outlets are surrendering to Trump already This absurd boasting — arrogant without portfolio — is just what Trump is looking for in the VOA job.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Angle was able to alter between arrogant heel and lovable goofball almost on a whim.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Circling the field is a track, and adjacent to that will be the multiuse court on one side and a multipurpose room with restrooms, showers and locker areas on the other side.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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Several transgender women, including GLM founder Raquel Willis, entered the women’s restroom near the Speaker’s office.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Blanchett is apologetic and melancholy as Cate, and wonderfully snotty as Shelly, critiquing the privilege and luxury that the actress knows that famous people like her take for granted.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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By design, the reactions his hulking, initially gentle presence inspires from Tehran bureaucratic authorities, elite fail-sons, and snotty business owners speak volumes more than any of his actual dialogue.IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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There are chemical toilets, but no potable water, electricity, cell-phone coverage or WiFi.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The trailer had no ventilation and contained a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Potty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potty. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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