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
Additionally, some children will use needing to go potty as a stalling technique.
—Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 30 July 2024
Not only have almost 215,000 kids potty trained through Big Little Feelings’ course, which costs $34 a pop, Margolin and Gallant have partnered with companies like Fisher-Price.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 23 July 2024
For potty breaks, there are several outdoor pet relief areas.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
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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
Additionally, some children will use needing to go potty as a stalling technique.
—Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 30 July 2024
Not only have almost 215,000 kids potty trained through Big Little Feelings’ course, which costs $34 a pop, Margolin and Gallant have partnered with companies like Fisher-Price.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 23 July 2024
For potty breaks, there are several outdoor pet relief areas.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potty
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The mood was one of happy improvisation, a sort of aristocratic Fawlty Towers art-directed by Slim Aarons.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Hotel Esencia | Originally the private home of an Italian Duchess located 45-minutes north of Tulum, Esencia maintains its aristocratic character in the hands of owner Kevin Wendle.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Then notice how much fresher your bathroom smells. 6.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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First is a lengthy 12-minute cold open: a flash-forward that almost immediately answers the Kevin Costner question by revealing that Governor John Dutton has been shot and killed in the bathroom of his governor’s mansion in Helena.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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My 21-year-old grandson is a dramatic and arrogant know-it-all.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Unlike many professional sports stadiums that pipe audio of the game broadcast into restroom speakers, Intuit Dome, the brand-new home of the Los Angeles Clippers, plays a different soundtrack for fans using its more than 1,100 touchless toilets and urinals: pop music.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The park also operates several warming huts, which feature restrooms and may even have light snacks.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 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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If toilets aren’t subject to Coriolis forces, hair certainly isn’t either, Willems says.Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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There were also concerns about plumbing since Brownstone had replaced a toilet in the basement with a shower stall, according to the notice issued by the Department of Building Inspections.Shawna Chen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Potty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potty. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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