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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
With the toy, toddlers can role-play and help Bean change into underwear, wash hands, and use a mini potty.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
The foster parents potty trained the girls and put the older daughter in school.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Which is more important: a potty break or a commercial break?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
With the toy, toddlers can role-play and help Bean change into underwear, wash hands, and use a mini potty.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
The foster parents potty trained the girls and put the older daughter in school.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potty
Adjective
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At Watches and Wonders there will be an immersive booth that reinterprets the grand stables of aristocratic houses, where polo was played on private fields.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The backstory: In 1654, these some 7,500 acres of ancient woodlands and meadows were acquired by the aristocratic Clerk family (who still own it today), who quickly set about establishing it as a hub for the aesthetic and intellectual elite of their time.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The safari-style field tents and cottages have ensuite bathrooms, electricity, and firepits.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Locate bathrooms: When out together, help identify nearby restroom locations to reduce anxiety. Offer practical help: During flares, offer to help with errands, meal preparation, or transportation to appointments.—
Robert Burakoff,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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And the villains, of course, exuding every nastily relatable emotion; the stepmothers and sorceresses are vain, arrogant, dismissive, lonely, rude, and outrageous.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s something simple that companies can adjust, by investing in and consistently stocking free menstrual products in restrooms (especially for those unpredictable perimenopause periods), Wilson said.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
28 Mar. 2025
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All county shelters and housing programs must now follow the same policy, which includes specific regulations regarding restrooms, graffiti removal and crime prevention.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 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,
15 Mar. 2025
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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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Inspectors unsuccessfully tried to flush an employee restroom toilet four times, which led to a suspension of the shop’s permit.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Burns Paiute Tribe has been providing meals and cases of water to impacted members, and set up portable toilets and showers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Potty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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