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
Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Their progressive potties are free, mobile, ADA-compliant, and equipped with baby changing stations and complimentary menstrual products.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
American 400-meter champ Kendall Ellis, who became briefly trapped in a porta potty during the U.S. track trials in June, is now teaming up with toilet paper company Charmin.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2024
For instance, a requirement that children must be potty trained by age three can be unattainable for some children with Down syndrome or autism.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Place objects like blocks or stools, or maybe even a squatty potty, under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Their progressive potties are free, mobile, ADA-compliant, and equipped with baby changing stations and complimentary menstrual products.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
American 400-meter champ Kendall Ellis, who became briefly trapped in a porta potty during the U.S. track trials in June, is now teaming up with toilet paper company Charmin.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2024
For instance, a requirement that children must be potty trained by age three can be unattainable for some children with Down syndrome or autism.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potty
Adjective
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Such features, which began appearing in high-status homes around the 10th century, were rare and signified a royal or aristocratic residence.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Central France has been occupied off and on for thousands of years, by aristocratic families to nomadic tribes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday afternoon, contractors were setting up their booths in the Exposition Center, creating pop-up bathrooms, bars and backyard patios.—
Genevieve Redsten,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Visit Erin’s Scent Library, to find an impressive collection of candles and bathroom products (from hand soap to bath salts) in fragrance collections inspired by specific memories.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Saxon, for instance, is filling the same spoiled, arrogant space as Jake Lacy’s Shane from Season One.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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From director James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark), who co-wrote the script with Eli Kent, The Rule of Jenny Pen centers on arrogant judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush), who has to live in a retirement home after a near-fatal stroke leaves him partially paralyzed.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bus tubs and an ice cooler were being stored in a staff restroom.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Five minutes is not enough time for a normal person to use a crowded restroom.—
Mattison Nunez,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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Football kickoffs and low-flow toilets: Trump wants to influence spheres of American life beyond the normal boundaries observed by presidents, Peter Baker writes.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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There are also umpteen toilets throughout the five floors, plus a prayer room on level one and a sensory room at the very top.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Potty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potty. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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