the potty

noun

informal
: the toilet or bathroom
—used by children or when talking to children

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The pull-up also features fun designs that make the potty training journey enjoyable for your child. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 May 2025 Meanwhile, my niece is ready and the potty full of pee is passed above the table because there is no room to carry it around the side without spilling on the guests. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing. — Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 Picking dog hair off of my clothes and cleaning up the potty messes outside (and potentially inside) were not my idea of fun. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the potty

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